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09/29/2026 12:00U.S. Postal Service Honors Hanukkah with New Dreidel Stamp

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Postal Service today released its ninth Hanukkah stamp, featuring a colorful digital illustration of a dreidel to honor the eight-day Jewish holiday observed by millions of people in the United States and around the world. A dedication ceremony was held at the Touro Synagogue.

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BROOKFIELD, WI —The U.S. Postal Service today released a set of four new stamps that depicts three of the season’s most adorable critters: the eastern chipmunk, eastern gray squirrel and American red squirrel.

09/25/2026 11:00Introducing Linda McCartney Stamps

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NEW YORK — The U.S. Postal Service today honored Linda McCartney (1941–1998), with a pane of stamps featuring her still life and landscape images. McCartney had a multifaceted career as a photographer, musician, cookbook author and animal rights activist who was a pivotal figure in the vegetarianism movement. A dedication ceremony for the stamps was held today at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

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NORFOLK, VA — The U.S. Postal Service continues its tradition of celebrating Kwanzaa, the pan-African holiday observed each year from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, with a new stamp dedicated today at the 111th annual conference of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.

North Carolina News Releases

GREENSBORO, NC — Today, the U.S. Postal Service announced the recommended mailing and shipping dates for the 2026 holiday season.

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WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service announced the recommended mailing and shipping dates for the 2026 holiday season.

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BREVARD, NC — The U.S. Postal Service plans to host job fairs to fill immediate openings for full- and part-time positions. To assist potential applicants, USPS personnel will be available to provide detailed information and answer questions about open positions.

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WASHINGTON — Today marks the start of the 114th year of USPS Operation Santa and the U.S. Postal Service is now accepting holiday letters from children and families throughout the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.

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GREENSBORO, NC — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Labor Day on Monday, September 7. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Tuesday, September 8.

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The U.S. Postal Service will release a new commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. This special issue continues the long-standing postal tradition of honoring the nation's premier military service institutions.

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09/29/2026 08:00Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Development Tracker

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This document provides a list of active IV-MTR work to be as well as items completed in the current fiscal year. *Please note, Postal Pro is the only source for a current IV-MTR Development log as updates will be made on an ongoing basis.

09/29/2026 08:00January 2027 Release Overview

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Effective November 1, 2026, the Postal Service™ will revise Labeling List(s) L001, L007, L012, L201, and L606 to reflect changes in mail processing operations. Mailers are expected to label according to these revised lists for mailings inducted on or after the November 1, 2026, effective date through December 31, 2026, expiration date. The changes will be published in the Postal Bulletin, Issue #22713.

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