USPS Gets Festive With a Lunar New Year Stamp - Stamp will be unveiled in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO,Jan. 4,2023 --

What:

The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the Lunar New Year in San Francisco with the unveiling of the Year of the Rabbit Forever stamp.

The first-day-of-issue event for the stamp is free and open to the public. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtags#LunarNewYearand#LunarNewYearRabbit.

Who:

Derek Kan,governor,U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors

London N. Breed,mayor,San Francisco

Fiona Ma,state treasurer,California

Jay Xu,director,Asian Art Museum

When:

Thursday,Jan. 12,2023,at 11 a.m. PST

Where:

Asian Art Museum

200 Larkin Street

San Francisco,CA 94102

RSVP:

Dedication ceremony attendees are encouraged to RSVP at:usps.com/lunarnewyearrabbit.

Background:

The Postal Service will issue the latest Lunar New Year stamp celebrating the Year of the Rabbit. This stamp design calls to mind the elaborately decorated masks used in the dragon or lion dances often performed in Lunar New Year parades. This three-dimensional mask depicting a rabbit is a contemporary take on the long tradition of paper-cut folk art crafts created during this auspicious time of year. The rabbit mask design incorporates colors and patterns with symbolic meaning.

Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp and the pane with original art by Camille Chew.

The Year of the Rabbit stamp is being issued in panes of 20. It will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.

Lunar New Year is one of the most important holidays of the year for many Asian communities around the world and is primarily celebrated by people of Chinese,Korean,Vietnamese,Tibetan,Mongolian,Malaysian and Filipino heritage. Across these varied cultures,many traditions exist for ringing in a new year of good luck and prosperity.

Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through thePostal Storeatusps.com/shopstamps,by calling 844-737-7826,by mail throughUSA Philatelicor at Post Office locations nationwide.

The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment,mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable,reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to more than 163 million addresses six and often seven days a week. Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors,the Postal Service is implementing a 10-year transformation plan,Delivering for America,to modernize the postal network,restore long-term financial sustainability,dramatically improve service across all mail and shipping categories,and maintain the organization as one of America's most valued and trusted brands.

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National Contact: David P. Coleman

david.p.coleman@usps.gov

202-425-1476

Local Contact: Justin Hastings

justin.hastings@usps.gov

628-249-9601

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USPS Gets Festive with a Lunar New Year Stamp.