Friday, September 18, 2026
USPS celebrates Christmas cookies
The new stamps feature four frosted holiday symbols
The Postal Service will issue its Christmas Cookies stamps on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, DC.
The stamps highlight holiday baking and decorating — a tradition closely tied to the season.
By the early 20th century, the activity had become widespread in the United States. The tradition of leaving cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve grew in popularity during the Great Depression, as a lesson in kindness and gratitude. Cookie swaps — where friends and family gather to exchange homemade treats — have since become another holiday staple.
The booklet of 20 stamps features four frosted sugar cookies — a Christmas tree, a stocking, a wrapped present and Santa’s face — on alternating red and blue backgrounds.
Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS, designed the booklet with cookie baker and decorator Kyrie Johnson. Photographer Sarah Cramer Shields provided the images.
The Forever stamps will be available in booklets of 20 at Post Offices and on usps.com.
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Postmasters help after a medical crisis and employees aid international operations
“On May 22, I was delivering on Route 66 in Key West at around 3 p.m., and I died.”
So began a letter from Key West, FL, Letter Carrier Keith Moore to then-acting Florida 3 District Manager Lisse Garrett.
Moore suffered cardiac arrest and was dead for more than four minutes. “I am contacting you to tell you about the minutes and hours that followed the incident,” he wrote, praising the support he received from Key West Postmaster Javier Agostini and Summerland Key, FL, Postmaster Tiffany Lewicki.
Moore explained that Agostini and Lewicki arrived at the hospital just after his 17-year-old daughter. He had to be transported by helicopter to Miami for treatment, and his wife needed their daughter’s car to drive the approximately 160 miles to meet him. Agostini and Lewicki offered to drive the girl home so her mother could use the vehicle.
“They were a rock when she needed it,” he wrote. “I am glad the Postal Service has great people like Javier and Tiffany. I am even happier to be on the Key West team at a time like this, when the best people shine.”
State Department recognizes Chicago employees
The State Department recently recognized USPS employees at the J.T. Weeker International Service Center in Chicago for their efforts supporting global Diplomatic Post Office operations and military campaigns, including Operation Epic Fury.
The following employees received letters of appreciation for their efforts:
Ashley Fluckers, distribution operations relief supervisor; Martin Santoyo, distribution operations manager; Abraham George and Mellissa Kurtz, forklift operators; Celia Patino, transportation network specialist; Earl Davidson, truck driver; and mail processing clerks Quasena Teemer, Shanta Taylor, Tameika Labon, Kyra Williams, Sachin Patel, Modesto Gutierrez, Darryl Stewart, Ajaykumar Patel, Jonathan Moore, Nenita Tuason, and Caryn Wilson.
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How much do you know about the Smithsonian’s lowriders exhibit?
“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. Who inspired the name of the famous car, “El Rey,” displayed at the National Museum of American History and featured on the Postal Service’s Lowriders stamps?
a) Mexican singer Vicente Fernández, who sang a version of the song “El Rey”
b) Mexico’s Emperor Agustín I, who ruled from 1822 to 1840
c) Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
d) The patriarch of the De Alba family, whose succeeding generations built the car
2. Where is the U.S. Coast Guard Academy located?
a) Annapolis, MD
b) Cape Canaveral, FL
c) New London, CT
d) Portland, ME
3. What is the aim of the annual “Thinking of You” week?
a) To boost morale of deployed military service members
b) To encourage people to write to family and friends
c) To increase sales of candy and flowers
d) To remind drivers that police are enforcing parking laws
4. True or false: USPS employees can run for partisan political office as long as they don’t wear any official postal clothing while campaigning.
a) True
b) False
5. What should USPS employees avoid if they receive a suspicious email or unexpected multifactor authentication request?
a) Clicking on any links
b) Entering personal information
c) Opening any attachments
d) All of the above
Answers: 1) a. 2) c. 3) b. 4) b. 5) d.
September 25, 2026
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Linda McCartney stamps ceremony
The Postal Service will dedicate its Linda McCartney stamps on Friday, Sept. 25, in New York City.
The event will be held at 11 a.m. Eastern at the Museum of Modern Art at 11 W. 53rd St.
Attendees must RSVP online.
Postal Bulletin shines a light on solar power
Postal Bulletin’s latest edition, published Sept. 17, explains how the Postal Service harnesses the power of the sun to improve operational efficiency and enhance energy resilience.
Updates to the organization’s policies, procedures and forms are also included.
Employees can go to usps.com to read and download the latest Postal Bulletin, along with past issues.
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USPS celebrates Christmas cookies
The new stamps feature four frosted holiday symbols
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People
Support near and far
Postmasters help after a medical crisis and employees aid international operations
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How much do you know about the Smithsonian’s lowriders exhibit?
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Linda McCartney stamps ceremony
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