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The Stamp Design. Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS, worked on the Lunar New Year series of stamps with artist Camille Chew to create imagery that is fresh, fun and celebratory. Calling to mind the elaborately decorated masks used in the dragon or lion dances often performed during Lunar New Year parades, Chew’s three-dimensional 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 Use these stamps all year long! This Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate. Stamp Issuance: January 14, 2025 Boston, MA 02205. Made in the USA The Year of the Snake begins January 29, 2025, and ends February 16, 2026. "The stamp should eventually sell out once they go on sale across the United States on Jan. 14th. The Postal Service and invite family and friends to share traditional foods to welcome the new year. This date also marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake, the sixth animal on the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Snake ends Feb. 16, 2026. The holiday — and the weeks of celebration that surround it — mark the beginning of the traditional planting season 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. News of the stamp is being shared online with the hashtags # Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp featuring an original snake mask created by Camille Chew. The Year of the Snake stamp is the sixth in the latest series of Lunar New Year stamps, which began in 2020. The Forever stamp is available in panes of 20 at Post Offices and usps.com. 2025 is the Year of the Snake. BOSTON, Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled the Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake stamp in the historic Boch Center Wang Theatre in USPS Unveils 2025 Lunar New Year Stamp. This date also marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake, the sixth animal on the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Snake ends Feb. 16, 2026. What: 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. 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. The Postal Store® ships all in-stock orders with USPS Tracking® service. Please allow 3-5 business days for in-stock items to be shipped with Standard Shipping, or 1-2 business days for in-stock orders to be shipped with Priority Mail Express® service. 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 For the second consecutive year, stunning images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will grace the 2025 Priority Mail® and Priority Mail Express® stamps. The Priority Mail® stamp showcases the spiral galaxy NGC 628, a vast swirl of stellar material located 32 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pisces. 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 Ring in the new year with the 5th issuance of the Lunar New Year series — the Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®. People born in the Year of the Dragon, the most auspicious sign in the Chinese zodiac, are said to be successful, wise, and powerful. "In January 2025, the USPS will be issuing the new Year of the Snake stamp in the Lunar New Year series, a new Black Heritage stamp, and a new Love stamp. An issue date is not finalized but in early 2025 the USPS will also issue 2 new stamps featuring space telescope images for Priority Mail and Express Mail." 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 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 The Lunar New Year holiday is a celebration of new beginnings that falls on the second new moon of the Chinese lunar calendar following the winter solstice. On Jan. 29, millions around the world will hold parades and host parties, decorate with red and gold lanterns, set off firecrackers to ward off evil spirits, and invite family and friends
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