The U.S. Postal Service captures the classic beauty of still-life paintings with the release of stamps featuring 10 different images of fruits and vegetables.
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the addition of the Innovation stamps to its 2020 stamp releases. Additional details, including the date these new Forever stamps will be available to purchase, will be announced soon. All images are preliminary and are subject to change prior to printing.
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service, together with the Universal Hip Hop Museum, today unveiled new Hip Hop stamps to celebrate the many facets of this popular and artistic culture. These Forever stamps are now available at Post Offices nationwide and at usps.com/hiphop. News of the stamps is being shared using the hashtag #HipHopPostageStamps.
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service is canceling the dedication ceremony for the Fruits & Vegetables stamps, previously announced for July 17, due to social distancing guidance during the coronavirus pandemic.
GREENSBORO, NC — The U.S. Postal Service will issue commemorative Forever stamps celebrating Bugs Bunny’s 80th birthday. The Postal Service and Warner Bros. Consumer Products are excited to dedicate these stamps at a virtual ceremony on July 27, the 80th anniversary of Bugs Bunny’s official screen debut.
CHARLOTTE, NC — Post Offices will be closed on Saturday, July 4, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. There will be no mail delivery with the exception of Priority Mail Express, which is available 365 days a year.
The Postal Service celebrates the many ways we appreciate the natural world with a virtual event on Facebook and Twitter to introduce the Enjoy the Great Outdoors stamps.
CHARLOTTE, NC — The number of U.S. Postal Service employees attacked by dogs nationwide fell to 5,803 in 2019 — more than 200 fewer than in 2018 and more than 400 fewer since 2017. In Charlotte, there were 21 attacks in 2019 compared with 32 in 2018 and 27 in 2017.
CHARLOTTE, NC — With a nod to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, the U.S. Postal Service on May 21 is issuing new postage stamps honoring the lives and legacies of four of the movement’s greatest voices: novelist Nella Larsen; writer, philosopher, educator and arts advocate Alain Locke; bibliophile and historian Arturo Alfonso Schomburg; and poet Anne Spencer.
The STID (Service Type Identifier) is a three-digit numeric code used within the Intelligent Mail® barcode (IMb™) on a mailpiece that identifies the address correction or other electronic services desired. The STID Table allows you to determine which STID to use based on the mail class, address correction option, use of IMb Tracing™ and whether the mail contains a Full Service or Basic IMb.
