Stories

• <p>A Tapestry of Stamps</p>

  

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  A Tapestry of Stamps

  Four new stamps celebrate Harriet Powers, whose stitched works are celebrated as masterpieces of American folk art and storytelling.

• <p>Low and Slow and Built for Show</p>

  

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  Low and Slow and Built for Show

  A new set of five stamps celebrates lowrider culture.

• <p>Kicking It Up a Notch</p>

  

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  Kicking It Up a Notch

  A new stamp freezes Bruce Lee mid-air, honoring the Chinese American martial artist, actor, and filmmaker.

• <p>How It Was Made: The 2026 <em>Lunar New Year • Year of the Horse</em> Stamp</p>

  

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  How It Was Made: The 2026 Lunar New Year • Year of the Horse Stamp

  How a three-dimensional mask and a master photographer keep a beloved stamp series galloping forward.

• <p>Celebrating — and Reintroducing — Phillis Wheatley</p>

  

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  Celebrating — and Reintroducing — Phillis Wheatley

  The 2026 Black Heritage stamp commemorates a colonial-era literary phenomenon just in time for the nation’s 250th anniversary.

• <p>A <em>Love</em> Stamp Tradition Reimagined</p>

  

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  A Love Stamp Tradition Reimagined

  How stamp artist James Yang found new inspiration for the latest Love stamps.

• <p>Muhammad Ali in Miniature</p>

  

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  Muhammad Ali in Miniature

  Designing a stamp worthy of "The Greatest."

• <p>Presidents on Stamps: A Postal Tradition</p>

  

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  Presidents on Stamps: A Postal Tradition

  A new Forever® stamp commemorates Jimmy Carter on what would have been his 101st birthday.

• The Collectors Are Coming! ... to the Boston 2026 World Stamp Show

  

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  The Collectors Are Coming! ... to the Boston 2026 World Stamp Show

  The Boston 2026 World Stamp Show stamps commemorate the past — and invite the public to the stamp show of the decade.

• Postal Adventures Under the Sea

  

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  Postal Adventures Under the Sea

  SpongeBob SquarePants and the mail.

• A Modern Tribute to a Postal Pioneer

  

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  A Modern Tribute to a Postal Pioneer

  Tradition meets innovation in the latest USPS prestige booklet — and an eye-catching new Benjamin Franklin stamp.

• Novel Stamps Tell a Familiar Tale

  

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  Novel Stamps Tell a Familiar Tale

  The 250 Years of Delivering pane delivers on the ubiquitous presence of USPS throughout the years.

• Service as Old as the Nation Itself

  

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  Service as Old as the Nation Itself

  Three stamps honor the 250th anniversaries of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps.

• A Stamp-Sized Lullaby

  

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  A Stamp-Sized Lullaby

  The timeless magic of the new Goodnight Moon stamps.

• The Joy of Native Dance

  

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  The Joy of Native Dance

  Behind the scenes with 2025 Powwows stamp artist Mateo Romero.

• Eyewitness to Independence

  

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  Eyewitness to Independence

  An artist draws us into dramatic moments in the Revolutionary War with these new stamps.

• Celebrating Betty White

  

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  Celebrating Betty White

  The Betty White Forever® stamp honors the life and legacy of television’s “first lady.”

• Bringing Lures to Life

  

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  Bringing Lures to Life

  Capturing the beauty of freshwater fishing lures