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- The John Wooden stamp, honoring the legendary UCLA basketball coach was issued on February 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. - The stamp features a portrait of Coach Wooden with a background in UCLA blue, highlighting a player defending a shot, symbolizing Wooden's defensive coaching philosophy. - The numbers on the jerseys of the players in the background, 4 and 10, represent the four perfect seasons and ten national championships Wooden achieved during his tenure at UCLA. - Designe …

- The Radiant Star stamp was issued on February 19, 2024 in Star, IDL. - It features a patriotic design with red and white stripes radiating from a blue star, incorporating elements from the American flag. - The stamp was designed by Carol Beehler, with Antonio Alcalá providing art direction, giving the star a three-dimensional look using two shades of blue. - Scott #: 5832.

- The Saul Bellow stamp was issued on February 6, 2024 in Chicago, IL. - This stamp is the 34th in the series and features a portrait of the renowned American novelist with a Chicago street scene backdrop. - Designed by Ethel Kessler with art by Joe Ciardiello, the stamp showcases Bellow in pen, ink, and watercolor, capturing the essence of his connection to Chicago. - The stamp is a Three-Ounce rate stamp. - Scott #: 5831. …

- The Constance Baker Motley stamp was issued on January 31, 2024 in New York, NY. - The stamp features a portrait of Constance Baker Motley, a civil rights pioneer and the first African American woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. - This stamp is part of the Black Heritage series, being the 47th stamp in the collection. - The artwork for the stamp was created by Charly Palmer and is rendered in acrylic on canvas. - The design includes stenciled circular s …

- The Year of the Dragon stamp was issued on January 25, 2024 in Seattle, WA. - The 2024 Lunar New Year stamp celebrates the Year of the Dragon, the fifth sign in the Chinese zodiac, symbolizing success, wisdom, and power. - The stamp features the colors gold for prosperity and red for luck. - Artist Camille Chew crafted the dragon mask featured on the stamp using hand-printed paper, which was then cut, scored, and folded into shape. - Art Director Antonio Alcalá oversaw the design of …

- Cosmic Cliffs stamp is a $30.45 Priority Mail Express stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service on January 22, 2024, in Greenbelt, MD. - It features a high-definition image of the Cosmic Cliffs within the Carina Nebula, captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. - Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp, using an image provided by NASA, ESA, Canadian Space Agency, and the Space Telescope Science Institute. - Scott #: 5828. …

- 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 …