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- The Pillars of Creation stamp is a $9.85 Priority Mail stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service on January 22, 2024, in Greenbelt, MD. - It features an image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2022, showcasing the Pillars of Creation within the Eagle Nebula. - The Pillars of Creation image on the stamp is a digitally colored depiction of the invisible bands of mid-infrared light emitted by the formation, allowing us to see a landscape otherwise invisible to the hum …

- The 2024 Love stamp was issued on January 12, 2024 in Romance, Arkansas. - It features a stylized white bird carrying a pink envelope sealed with a red heart against a rich red background. - This stamp is part of the popular Love series that began in 1973. - Designed by Antonio Alcalá with an illustration by Katie Kirk, it represents sentiments of love and affection. - The Love stamp is a Forever® stamp, always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce ra …

Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllisterThe 40¢ Red Fox stamp that the United States Postal Service is planning to issue in 2023 has an unusual pedigree.It is the product of a lobbying campaign by bulk mailers who convinced postal executives that the new stamp could boost first-class mail volume.Stephen Kearney, a former USPS stamp executive who led the campaign, told Linn’s Stamp News that bulk mailers will use the new 40¢ Red Fox stamp in combination with other stamps on their postage-paid r …

(CNN) Americans across the country could start seeing slowdowns in mail delivery across the country as early as Friday, when the US Postal Service implements its new service standards.The changes, which include longer first-class mail delivery times and cuts to post office hours, are part of embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's 10-year plan for the agency that he unveiled earlier this year.According to USPS spokeswoman Kim Frum, the service changes won't affect about 60% of first-class mai …

- April 24 | Burlingame, CA | PSA pane of 10 Scott Catalog #: 5460 Chrysanthemum is the design for the new Global Forever international rate stamp that can be used to mail a 1-ounce letter to any country where First-Class Mail International service is available. At January 1, 2020 that rate currently remained at $1.15. The stamp is round and features a photograph of a pink chrysanthemum on a white background. Taken from above, the photograph highlights the intricate features of the bloom …

- April 18 | Denver, CO | PSA pane of 20 Scott Catalog #: 5459 Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Postal Service issues a stamp featuring a playful painting of the planet, with small green lines surrounding Earth and hand-lettered text. Environmental groups have sought to make Earth Day into a day of action to change human behavior and provoke policy changes. Walt Kelly created an anti-pollution poster featuring his comic strip character Pogo with the quotation “We hav …