#USA stamps
Pristine Snowflake Photographs Float on U.S. Postage Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service commemorated the winter holiday season with four new 39-cent stamps featuring photographs of snowflakes. The new Holiday Snowflakes commemorative stamps first-day-of-issue ceremony took place today at the New York Mega StampShow, New York, NY. As host to the event, New York City holds the unique distinction of being the only city in the nation where the stamps are available
Unique, Rare and Endangered Species of Florida Everglades Highlighted on Stamps
To raise awareness of the diverse species inhabiting the fragile environment of the world's largest subtropical marshland
Manx Links With Washington
Manx Links With Washington is a set of six stamps celebrating Manx links with Washington, DC. Six influential Manx-Americans are depicted in the issue, launched this May to coincide with Washington 2006, an international stamp exhibition taking place in the city sponsored by USPS, the United States Postal Service.
Stamps celebrate natural and man-made wonders
The US Postal Service issue a pane of forty new stamps on 27 May featuring a selection of natural and man-made American wonders. Artist Lonnie Busch, who produced the Greetings For America stamps in 2002, has illustrated a range of places, structures, wildlife and plants from regions across the United States. Each stamp features a bold description on the front to state the nature of the wonder, fo
Fan wants Jack Benny honored on 39-cent stamp
The number 39 has been in the news lately because the US Postal Service plans to raise the price of a first-class stamp to 39 cents. And Laura Leff of Oakland, California, thinks a good way to mark that change would be to issue a 39-cent stamp in honor of America's most famous 39-year-old. If you're over 39 yourself, chances are that you remember him -- he drove a Maxwell, played the violin (poorl
A 'Forever' Stamp
Some good news has come along with the bad news that it soon will cost 39 cents, instead of the present 37 cents, to mail a one-ounce letter. The U.S. Postal Service is studying a proposal to offer a "forever" or "perpetual" stamp, which could be used regardless of future postage increases. You could stockpile a bunch of these stamps for future use and never have to worry about their getting out o
S.A. woman creates postage stamp
The U.S. Postal Service recently unveiled the new "Let's Dance Bailemos!" postage stamps to honor Hispanics during Hispanic Heritage Month. The postage stamps celebrate four popular Latin dances: Merengue, Salsa, Mambo and the Cha-Cha. But local Hispanic entrepreneur Elizabeth Avelar thought the U.S. Postal Service overlooked other aspects of Hispanic culture by commemorating only Latin dances. To
Postage stamp will honor Mickey Mantle
Iowa Baseball great Mickey Mantle will be honored on a postage stamp. The stamp bearing a likeness of the New York Yankees star will be issued in 2006 as part of a "Big Hitters" series. Other stamps in the series will honor Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Mel Ott of the New York Giants. Marv Diemer, a former state legislator from Cedar Falls, has been pushing for the Mantle stamp since
New U.S. Silver Coffeepot stamp is collectors' cup of tea
Featuring a simple and elegant illustration, the new three-cent Silver Coffeepot definitive stamp was issued today at the MILCOPEX Stamp Exhibition in Milwaukee, WI. The stamp is part of the U.S. Postal Service's American Design postage stamp series. "We are very excited about adding this beautiful silver coffeepot stamp to our American Design series," said David Failor, U.S. Postal Service Execut
Stamp honour for Shoah Hero
An American diplomat who saved the lives of thousands of Jewish and non-Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany is set to be honoured with his own postage stamp. Working with the Holocaust rescuer Verian Fry, Hiram Bingham helped deliver some 2,500 artists, writers and musicians from harm while stationed as US Vice-Consul in Vichy France. Bingham's rescue work was done against the orders of his own gove
