By continuing its network optimization efforts, the USPS showed transportation expense reductions of $422 million.

The board of governors also unanimously reelected Derek Kan to serve another term as vice chair.

Also this week, a fun crossword puzzle focused on the U.S. Postal Service, and a celebration of Christmas philately by way of a U.S. 1¢ Jefferson postal card mailed in 1949.

A rarity of Imperial China will cross the auction block on the first day of the sale: an unused surcharged 1897 30¢ on 24¢ carmine Junk on the Yangtse stamp.

A show cancel and cacheted (decorated) cover that celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States Postal Service will be available.

There’s something uniquely thrilling about capturing a moment of the postal process in action, especially when it involves that most philatelic of topics: the cancellation of a stamp.

“The ideal candidate is an experienced operations professional with strong business insight and a proven record of leading cross-functional changes, including system and process design,” the APS said.

Up for bids will be a broad selection of worldwide postal history and United States stamps. The U.S. offerings range from the 1851 1¢ issue to 1893-1917 regular issues and local stamps.

Gentleman is one of the most distinguished figures in British stamp design history, with more than 100 of his designs being issued from the 1960s to the 2000s.

Trevor Bills is a graduate of the American Philatelic Society’s Young Philatelic Leadership Fellowship and a member of the APS.

The 2025 Holiday Cheer stamps remain on sale and may be purchased from the USPS Postal Store.

As in previous years, the 2025 stamps include both sacred and secular imagery.

This is the second year in a row Canada Post has featured a hanukkiah candelabrum housed at the Aron Museum in a stamp design.

Previously the world stamp exhibition Ibra 2023 took place May 25-28, 2023, in Essen, Germany.

The €6.50 stamp features an edelweiss bloom, made up of white bracts surrounding tiny yellow flowers.

The sender of the letter was United States Navy Lt. j.g. Thomas R. Mackie, whose World War II story is an interesting one.

According to Kelleher, the stamps in the sale “will appeal to the most serious and advanced collectors.”

The number not only connects callers to the right departments but also harkens back to the foundation of organized stamp collecting in the United States.

The Jenny Invert in the Peterson collection is from position 1 in the discovery pane of 100 that was purchased May 14, 1918, for its $24 face value in Washington, D.C.

The festival is the oldest oyster celebration in the country and in 1988 was designated the official oyster festival of the Commonwealth of Virginia.