Daily printout: May 27

The Postal Service will release its International Peace stamp on Wednesday, May 27.

The stamp depicts an origami crane — a symbol of global peace — against a bright blue sky.

The origins of the crane as a peace symbol began in Japan in 1955 after the death of a 12-year-old girl who survived the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima but developed leukemia afterward.

Sadako Sasaki had been folding paper cranes in the hospital but died before she could meet her goal of folding 1,000 of them in order to have her deepest wish granted, according to a local legend.

Her classmates made up the difference so she could be buried with a garland of a thousand paper cranes.

The paper crane appearing on the stamp was folded by Sue DiCicco, an artist and founder of the Peace Crane Project.

Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp using a photo of DiCicco’s crane taken by Sally Andersen-Bruce.

A dedication ceremony will take place at the Boston 2026 World Exposition stamp show.

The Forever stamp will be available in sheets of 20 at Post Offices and at usps.com.

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The Postal Service is reminding employees that federal ethics regulations govern whether they can accept gifts from vendors.

If an item or service costs the vendor money or if the public would have to pay for it, then it is considered a gift because it has a monetary value.

In general, USPS employees are prohibited from accepting gifts from vendors, customers or suppliers. But an employee can accept a noncash gift valued at $20 or less if the total value of gifts received from that vendor does not exceed $50 in a calendar year.

If a gift exceeds $20 in value, the employee can pay the fair market value for it or return it to the vendor. The USPS Ethics Office can provide a template for writing a gift-return letter.

Employees cannot accept cash or a cash equivalent from a vendor — such as a transaction through CashApp, Zelle or Venmo, or a gift card issued by Visa, Mastercard or American Express.

Employees can never solicit a gift from a vendor, supplier or customer.

If a vendor wants to buy lunch for an entire Postal Service office or team, the offer must be declined because accepting it might make other vendors think they must make similar offers to facilitate USPS business.

If a vendor offers free attendance at a conference, a USPS employee should submit a request form to the Ethics Office for approval.

Employees with questions can email the ethics team or call 202-268-6346. The Ethics Blue Page contains additional information.

May is National Military Appreciation Month, a time to honor the service and sacrifice of members of the American military, who for more than 250 years, have sworn to defend the United States.

There are approximately 65,000 Postal Service employees serving in the active-duty, Reserve or National Guard forces, or who are former members of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force or Coast Guard.

May was selected for this recognition because of the many military commemorations during the month, including its bookends — Loyalty Day and Memorial Day.

In between are Public Service Recognition Week; Victory in Europe Day, also known as V-E or VE Day; Military Spouse Appreciation Day; Children of Fallen Patriots Day; and Armed Forces Day.

Employees can self-identify their military status in the Employee Self Service portal.

For more information and resources for military members, visit the Veteran Programs page on MyHR.

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