Daily printout: Feb. 5

The Postal Service dedicated its latest Lunar New Year stamp celebrating the Year of the Horse during a ceremony in Houston on Feb. 3.

The Lunar New Year holiday is celebrated in many Asian cultures around the world and historically marks the arrival of spring. It has become a popular observance in the United States, with festivities that include parades, special foods and gifts.

“The Lunar New Year is one of the most widely celebrated cultural holidays in the world. It is a time of renewal, reflection and fresh starts,” said Postmaster General David Steiner, who spoke at the event at Houston’s Chinese Community Center.

“But 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,” he said.

Joining Steiner at the ceremony were Gary Poon, CEO of the Chinese Community Center, and Kennth Li, chair of Houston’s Southwest Management District board.

The event also featured a traditional dragon dance by Lee’s Golden Dragon and a face- changing performance by Lian Cheng-Walker.

Luis Chen, president of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Association’s board of directors, was master of ceremonies.

Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp featuring an original horse mask created by Camille Chew.

The Year of the Horse stamp is the seventh in the latest series of Lunar New Year stamps, which began in 2020.

The Forever stamp is available in panes of 20 at Post Offices and on usps.com.

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Last summer, USPS customers voted for their favorite stamps issued between 2001 and 2021.

The Postal Service will reissue the winning release — which will remain top secret until May — as part of the organization’s 250th anniversary celebration.

In the run-up to the big reveal at the Boston 2026 World Expo philatelic show, the USPS Stamps Forever website is exploring some of the 25 releases in the contest.

The first installment in the “Stamp Encore Celebration” series spotlights the contest’s Disney releases:

• 2007’s Art of Disney: Magic, featuring Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice from “Fantasia,” Peter Pan and Tinker Bell from “Peter Pan,” the Genie and Aladdin from “Aladdin” and Dumbo with Timothy Mouse from “Dumbo”;

• 2011’s Send a Hello collection, featuring Pixar’s Lightning McQueen and Mater from “Cars,” Remy and Linguini from “Ratatouille,” Carl Fredricksen and Dug from “Up,” Buzz Lightyear and aliens from “Toy Story” and the titular robot in “WALL*E”;

• 2012’s Mail a Smile, featuring Pixar’s Flik and Dot from “A Bug’s Life,” Incredible and Dash from “The Incredibles,” Nemo and Squirt from “Finding Nemo,” Woody and Jessie from “Toy Story 2” and Boo, Mike and Sulley from “Monsters, Inc.”;

• 2017’s Disney Villains, with the Evil Queen from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” Honest John from “Pinocchio,” Lady Tremaine from “Cinderella,” the Queen of Hearts from “Alice in Wonderland,” Captain Hook from “Peter Pan,” Maleficent from “Sleeping Beauty,” Cruella De Vil from “One Hundred and One Dalmatians,” Ursula from “The Little Mermaid,” Gaston from “Beauty and the Beast” and Scar from “The Lion King”; and

• 2021’s Star Wars Droids collection, with IG-11, R2-D2, C-3PO, K-2SO, D-O, L3-37, 2-1B, BB-8, GNK and the Chopper.

“These selections highlight the artistry, humor and emotional resonance that make a tiny stamp capable of capturing a big story,” the article says.

The Stamps Forever website expects to run five installments in its “Stamp Encore Celebration” series — the fifth and final entry will be a deep dive into the winner.

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The Postal Service is reminding employees and contractors to use the USPS National Emergency Hotline number to receive up-to-date information about facility closings, changes in reporting times and other workplace information during severe and inclement weather.

The toll-free number, found on the back of most USPS employee badges, is 888-EMERGNC (888-363-7462).

After dialing the number, you will be prompted to enter the first three digits of the ZIP Code where you work. Information specific to operations in your work area will then be relayed.

Hearing-impaired callers who use Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) should call their state’s toll-free TRS number. The operator will interact with the USPS emergency hotline on the caller’s behalf.

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