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USPS honors legendary teacher Jaime Escalante

A special dedication ceremony also will be held July 16 at Garfield High School in Los Angeles, where Escalante taught. Postal Service today salutes Jaime Escalante, the east Los Angeles teacher known for using unconventional methods to inspire inner-city high school students to master calculus, with the issuance of a new Forever Stamp. The illustration is based on a photograph taken by Jaime Escalante II, on May 6, 2005, in the classroom at Hiram Johnson High School in Sacramento, CA, where his father formerly taught. Customers may purchase the Jaime Escalante Forever Stamp at usps.com/stamps, at the Postal Store usps.com/shop, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724) and at Post Office locations nationwide. Reporters interested in speaking with regional Postal Service public relations professionals should visit this link.

By | 2016-09-06T23:44:15+00:00 July 13th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments

USPS celebrates Soda Fountain Favorites

Postal Service today dedicated the Soda Fountain Favorites Forever Stamp booklet featuring the cold, sweet treats beloved by people of all ages. The words “Soda Fountain Favorites” appear across the top of the booklet cover. Customers may purchase the Soda Fountain Favorites stamp booklet at usps.com/stamps, at the Postal Store usps.com/shop, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724) and at Post Offices nationwide. Soda Fountain Favorites is being issued as a First-Class Mail Forever booklet of 20. In cities and towns across the United States, the soda fountain was an important gathering place.

By | 2016-09-06T23:44:48+00:00 June 30th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments

U.S. Postal Service expands alternative energy use

Postal Service today announced that it will expand its use of alternative energy when solar panels are installed on the roof of a mail processing center in Los Angeles, CA, making the Postal Service facility the largest building generating electricity through solar energy in the city. Postal Service. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contacts.pdf. For more information about the Postal Service, go to usps.com and usps.com/postalfacts. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

By | 2016-09-06T23:45:10+00:00 June 23rd, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments

Star Trek™ Stamps to be Dedicated Sept. 2

Postal Service will celebrate the iconic 1960s television show Star Trek by dedicating the Star Trek Forever stamps in New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The first-day-of-issue ceremony will take place at noon on Friday Sept. 2, and will officially launch Star Trek: Mission New York, a three-day celebration that is expected to draw thousands of Star Trek fans. # # #™ & ©2016 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. For tickets to Star Trek: Mission New York go to startrekmissions.com. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contacts.pdf.

By | 2016-09-06T23:45:31+00:00 June 22nd, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments

Postal Service commemorates two most important Muslim Festivals

Postal Service today dedicated the Eid Greetings Forever Stamp recognizing the two most important festivals — or eids — in the Islamic calendar: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contacts.pdf. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. For more information about the Postal Service, go to usps.com and usps.com/postalfacts. Eidukum mubarak translates literally as “May your Eid be bountiful (or blessed),” a phrase that can be applied to both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

By | 2016-09-06T23:46:15+00:00 June 10th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments

Hoosier State’s Bicentennial Celebrated on Forever Stamp

Ordering First-Day CoversThe Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. About the Indiana Bicentennial CommissionThe Indiana Bicentennial Commission is a fifteen-member body, chaired by Becky Skillman and Lee Hamilton, charged with overseeing the planning and execution of a statewide celebration for Indiana’s 200th birthday. The Indiana Statehood Forever Stamp was issued today at the state capitol in Indianapolis. Visitindiana2016.org to learn more about Indiana’s bicentennial history in the making. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contacts.pdf.

By | 2016-09-06T23:46:57+00:00 June 7th, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments

New Forever Stamps Booklet features colorful celebrations

NEW YORK CITY — A new booklet of Forever stamps entitled Colorful Celebrations was dedicated today at World Stamp Show-NY 2016 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Postal Service is introducing four new products tailored to stamp collectors at the World Stamp Show – NY2016:The self-adhesive Classics Forever Stamps dedicated June 1 were the first water soluble First-Class Forever stamps. Each booklet of 20 Forever stamps includes 10 digitally-created designs with eye-popping patterns that showcase geometric shapes, flowers and birds. Papel picado, an intricate art form that was developed in Mexico, inspired artist Atzin Gaytan’s digital stamp art. It features high-resolution stamp art with comprehensive search capabilities and pinch and zoom viewing options.

By | 2016-09-06T23:47:23+00:00 June 3rd, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments

Postmaster General Dedicates National Parks Stamps

The 16 National Park Service sites featured on these Forever Stamps include Acadia National Park, Arches National Park, Assateague Island National Seashore, Bandelier National Monument, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Everglades National Park, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Grand Canyon National Park,Gulf Islands National Seashore,Haleakalā National Park, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park,Mount Rainier National Park, San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park and Yellowstone National Park. Fifth row, left to right: Haleakalā National Park, Hawai‘i (Kevin Ebi, photographer); Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming (Art Wolfe, photographer); Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico (Richard McGuire, photographer); Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida and Mississippi (John Funderburk, photographer). The National Parks Stamp PaneThis sheet includes 16 different stamps, all of them showing views of national parks or plants, animals, artwork, objects, and structures found in or associated with a national park. The Grand Canyon of Arizona, from Hermit Rim Road [detail] Thomas Moran Grand Canyon National Park, GRCA 134696. “The men and women of the National Park Service preserve public treasures that extend beyond the stunning vistas and habitat for wildlife that we associate with our National Parks.

By | 2016-09-06T23:47:47+00:00 June 2nd, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments

Classic engraved images appear on new Forever stamps dedicated today

Postal Service today dedicated a souvenir sheet featuring new engravings of classic 19th-century stamps at the World Stamp Show-NY 2016. NEW YORK CITY — Engraved stamps are much-beloved by stamp collectors, or philatelists as they sometimes are known. This is the first time this feature has been included on Forever stamps. The elaborately designed sheet features new versions of six of America's earliest and most alluring stamps, now issued as Forever stamps to make them easily distinguishable from the mid-19th-century originals. They will be sold only as a complete souvenir sheet of 6 stamps, and the price is $2.82 (6X $0.47).

By | 2016-09-06T23:48:25+00:00 June 1st, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments

NASA’s breathtaking planet images get stamps of approval

Postal Service dedicated Forever stamps to commemorate the historic event, while dedicating a second set of stamps depicting NASA’s stunning images of our planets. Visit Our Planets Forever Stamps to view images of the stamps and background on the planets. Ordering First-Day CoversThe Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. There are nine philatelic products for the View of Our Planets stamp issue:473606, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $60.16473610, Keepsake, $9.95. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contacts.pdf.

By | 2016-09-06T23:48:54+00:00 May 31st, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments