Last week, Link spotlighted Year of the Horse, the latest release in the Postal Service’s Lunar New Year stamp series.
“What strikes me most about Lunar New Year is the importance of connection. And that’s because fostering connection is at the very heart of what we do,” said Postmaster General David Steiner, who spoke at the stamp’s dedication ceremony at the Chinese Community Center in Houston.
In other philatelic news, we shared a new USPS video on Phillis Wheatley, the 49th honoree in the Black Heritage series, and offered a look at the new Stamps Forever website series “Celebrating Stamp Encore.” The series’ first installment explores Disney releases in last summer’s contest.
Link also updated readers on USPS efforts to clarify misconceptions surrounding postmarks; the grand opening of the Oxnard, CA, Sorting and Delivery Center; the retirement of Thomas J. Marshall as USPS general counsel and the appointment of Keith Weidner to replace him; and the latest issue of The Eagle magazine; and the observance of Black History Month.
We reminded readers about chemical reporting requirements at some facilities, the hotline number to call during emergencies, and provided an update on the organization’s first-quarter financials.
“On the Job” highlighted LaShanda Jones, a retail clerk who works at a Post Office that straddles Texas and Arkansas; “People” explored postal legacies in Illinois and Idaho; and a feature spotlighted an elementary school teacher outside Miami who uses her love of the NFL to teach students the value of mail.
Finally, “Heroes” told the story of Kimberly Hulett, a Cheektowaga, NY, letter carrier who saw a young boy run across a busy road. She pulled over and tried to talk with him but realized he was nonverbal and autistic. She searched for the family and called 911. The boy was reunited with a relative who was frantically looking for him.
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