#USA stamps
Walt Disney Hall to be featured on postage stamp
Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Hall, the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will be pictured on a postage stamp to be issued by the U.S. Postal Service on May 20. The stamp is part of a series titled "Masterworks of Modern Architecture." Disney Hall, which opened in 2003, is the most recent building to be honored. Like Gehry's other trademark buildings, Disney Hall is an idiosyncratic, curvaceous st
Songwriter Yip Harburg commemorated
USPS honor legendary songwriter Yip Harburg on 28th April with the release of a new stamp at a special dedication ceremony taking place in New York City. Harburg won an Academy Award for 1939's "Over the Rainbow" which was used in The Wizard of Oz and went on to write over 600 songs for both theatre and film. Sadly, his liberal views on race were frowned upon in 1950s America and he found himself
Spring flowers blossom on new postage stamps
Echoing the real flowers at the Chicago Flower and Garden Show, four beautiful postage stamps honoring the iris, hyacinth, tulip and daffodil were dedicated today. These flowers are mainstays in gardens coast-to-coast, symbolizing new beginnings with their light pastel colors giving a hint of the summer colors to come. "These four stamps truly dramatize each of these gorgeous flowers at the height
Spring flowers blossom on stamps from the U.S. Postal Service
Mainstays in gardens coast to coast-irises, hyacinths, tulips and daffodils-are featured on stamps to be issued by the U.S. Postal Service at an 11 a.m. ceremony March 15, 2005, at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show. "The gorgeous Spring Flowers stamps, and the millions of flowers in the Chicago Flower and Garden Show, remind us that spring is on the way-winter is almost over," said Jo Ann Feindt, A
Stamp would mark bridge's 50th year
The first time the Mackinac Bridge was depicted on a postage stamp, it had just opened for business in 1957. Postage then for a first-class letter was three cents. Nearly 50 years later, a campaign is on again to convince the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp to honor the five-mile span that unites the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan. One remaining question will be to decid
Broadway legend Moss Hart commemorated on U.S. postage stamp
Award-winning dramatist and director Moss Hart was honored today when the U.S. Postal Service issued a new commemorative postage stamp recognizing his life and accomplishments. The stamp design features a painting by Tim O'Brien, based on a photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt showing Hart in Times Square. The first-day-of-issue ceremony took place at the Rosenthal Pavilion of the Kimmel Center, New Y
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness stamp to be issued by U.S. Postal Service
To raise awareness, encourage early testing, treatment, and focus attention on finding a cure, the U.S. Postal Service will issue the 37-cent Sickle Cell Disease Awareness postage stamp on Sept. 29 in Atlanta at the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America's 32nd Annual Convention. Affecting one in 12 African Americans, sickle cell disease damages blood cells by changing smooth and round cells i
Navajo Jewelry Stamp showcases artistry of Navajo Silversmiths
Featuring a striking painted detail of a Navajo silver and turquoise necklace with sand-cast "squash blossoms," the new two-cent Navajo Jewelry definitive stamp was issued on August 20 at the Americover Stamp Show in Indianapolis, IN. The stamp is part of the U.S. Postal Service's American Design series. The stamp features artist Lou Nolan's painted detail of a Navajo silver and turquoise necklace
150th Anniversary of Launch of USS Constellation Celebrated with New U.S. Postage Stamp
Thunderous cannon fire from the U.S. Navy's last all-sail sloop-of-war reverberated through Baltimore's Inner Harbor as the U.S. Postal Service commemorated the 150th anniversary of the USS Constellation's launch by dedicating a commemorative postage stamp in its honor. The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony took place at the Inner Harbor Amphitheater near the 186-foot ship's berth and marked
U.S. Postal Service Dedicates 2004 Love Stamps
Now that you've grown accustomed to the sparkle, you've chosen the dress, fireplaces, chandeliers and antiques for a storybook wedding, it's time now to make that first impression of style and form that you want for your special day. Thanks to the U.S. Postal Service, the 37-cent Garden Bouquet and 60-cent Garden Botanical stamps will gracefully and elegantly add just the right "touch of class" fo
