Friday, January 24, 2025
This new stamp has a point to make
The international release features an 18th-century compass rose
The Postal Service will release its 1794 Compass Rose stamp on Friday, Jan. 24.
The Global Forever stamp features an illustration of an 18th-century compass rose, which is used on maps to orient users by showing the direction of north and other points.
The term “compass rose” comes from the resemblance of the directional points to rose petals.
The round stamp features a 32-point compass rose drawn by Lucia Wadsworth — the aunt of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — in her school geography notebook in 1794, when she was 10 years old. The directional points are colored in blue, red, yellow and green
Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp, which will be available in panes of 10 at Post Offices and usps.com.
As a Global stamp, it can be used to mail a 1-ounce letter to any country where First-Class Mail International service is available.
News Quiz
Masked and answered
How much do you know about the Year of the Snake stamp?
“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. The Year of the Snake stamp features an original snake mask created by which of the following American-born artists?
a) Ruth Asawa
b) Camille Chew
c) Miyoko Ito
d) Isamu Noguchi
2. How will USPS notify eligible employees that they qualify for a new optional early retirement incentive?
a) A letter will be sent by First-Class Mail to the employee’s home address the week of Feb. 3.
b) An email will be sent to the employee’s USPS address on Feb. 10.
c) The employee will receive a text message on Feb. 10.
d) The employee will receive a notification on LiteBlue beginning Feb. 12.
3. The USPS Learning Library empowers employees to enhance their skills and grow professionally by offering how many online self-development resources?
a) 50,000
b) 85,000
c) 100,000
d) 120,000
4. Chevelle Hallback, a mail handler in Tampa, FL, has won how many world champion boxing titles?
a) One
b) Three
c) Five
d) Seven
5. Which president signed legislation designating the third Monday in January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
a) George H.W. Bush
b) Jimmy Carter
c) Bill Clinton
d) Ronald Reagan
Answers: 1) b. 2) a. 3) d. 4) d. 5) d.
Postal Bulletin focuses on winter weather dangers
Postal Bulletin’s latest edition, published Jan. 23, offers advice on dealing with snow, ice and cold temperatures.
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.