USPS has announced its Lunar New Year stamp for 2025 showcasing the Year of the Snake. The stamp will be added to the Forever stamps collection. SEATTLE — Today, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled the Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon Forever stamp in the historic Chinatown - International District in Seattle. The Postal Service printed 22 million stamps that are now on sale at Post Offices and usps.com . BOSTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled the Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake stamp in the historic Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston. The Postal Service printed 21 million stamps that are now on sale at Post Offices and usps.com. The stamp design also incorporates two elements from the previous series of Lunar New Year stamps: Clarence Lee’s intricate cut-paper design of a monkey and the Chinese character for “monkey” drawn in grass-style calligraphy by Lau Bun. Ring in the new year with the 5th issuance of the Lunar New Year series — the new Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon stamp. SEATTLE — Today, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled the Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon Forever stamp in the historic Chinatown - International District in Seattle. The Postal Service printed 22 million stamps that are now on sale at Post Offices and usps.com. #LunarNewYearStamps. The Postal Service dedicated its latest Lunar New Year stamp celebrating the Year of the Snake during a ceremony in Boston on Jan. 14. The Lunar New Year holiday is celebrated in many Asian cultures around the world and historically marks the arrival of spring. BOSTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled the Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake stamp in the historic Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston. The Postal Service printed 21 million stamps that are now on sale at Post Offices and usps.com. The U.S. Postal Service celebrates the Lunar New Year with the release of the Year of the Snake stamp. The Year of the Snake begins Jan. 29, 2025, and ends Feb. 16, 2026. This first-day-of-issue event for the Forever stamp will be held in Boston and is free and open to the public. The Chinese New Year - Year of the Monkey stamp (No. 5057) is among the new U.S. stamps to receive a Scott number. The following Scott numbers have been assigned to recently issued United States stamps. The snake is the sixth animal associated with the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Snake is sometimes referred to as a “little dragon year” because it follows the auspicious Year of the Dragon. In 2025, the Year of the Snake begins Jan. 29 and ends Feb. 16, 2026. The stamp features a snake image that evokes the ornate masks used in Lunar New Beginning in 2020, in observance of the Lunar New Year holiday, the U.S. Postal Service introduced its third Lunar New Year series. This is the fifth Forever stamp in that series, which will continue through 2031 with stamps for the Year of the Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar. “The Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon stamp is Black Heritage: Allen Toussaint In recent years, the Black Heritage series has celebrated a man one year and a woman the next. Next year, the 48th stamp in the series will honor Allen Toussaint (1938–2015), the virtuoso pianist, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger and producer responsible for scores of hits across multiple genres. Beginning in 2020, in observance of the Lunar New Year holiday, the U.S. Postal Service introduced its third Lunar New Year series. This is the fifth Forever stamp in that series, which will continue through 2031 with stamps for the Year of the Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar. “The Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon stamp is In 2025, the U.S. Postal Service issues the sixth of 12 stamps in the newest Lunar New Year series. The Year of the Snake begins January 29, 2025, and ends on February 16, 2026. Beginning in 2020, in observance of the Lunar New Year holiday, the U.S. Postal Service introduced its third Lunar New Year series. This is the sixth Forever® stamp in The United States Postal Service in collaboration with St. John’s University will unveil the 2016 Lunar New Year stamps. This years’ Lunar New Year stamp is the ninth of a twelve part series celebrating the cultural astrological constellations, which this year commemorates the Year of the Monkey. The stamps go on sale at the Nation’s post
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