Monday, April 20, 2026
These historical faces came to life at a museum
USPS debuts its Figures of the American Revolution issue with an interactive exhibit
The Postal Service released its Figures of the American Revolution stamps through a first-of-its-kind interactive exhibition at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, DC, on April 10.
Exhibit visitors were also able to purchase stamps and get cancellations and autographs from six of the 12 stamp artists as well as Ethel Kessler, an art director for USPS.
The exhibit allowed attendees to learn about each of the 25 individuals featured on the stamp pane and their contributions to the American Revolution.
“Our display in the museum featured larger-than-life images of the stamps, each accompanied by a short educational video accessible from a QR code. A wide range of important people from our country’s earliest history is represented, so everyone should find some meaningful connection to these stamps,” said Chase Baran, a Postal Service national events coordinator who provided support for the exhibit.
Customers of all ages lined up to meet some of the artists behind the revolutionary faces.
“This is a great way for USPS to bring stamps to the youth through education and an interactive means they connect with. It allows the public to see the figures and go online to learn more about them as part of our country’s history,” said Lisa Bobb-Semple, the Postal Service’s stamp services director.
The interactive exhibit of the stamp’s 25 portraits will also appear during the Boston 2026 World Stamp Expo, scheduled for May 23-30.
Marc Burckhardt, the artist who created the portraits of Polish military engineer Thaddeus Kosciuszko and Prussian Army officer Baron von Steuben, was born in Germany and raised in Texas and personally connected to the project.
“It’s a real honor because of the 250th anniversary of the United States and for the connection of immigrants who came to this country who believed in and fought for the ideas of this nation,” he said.
The Figures of the American Revolution stamps pane represents founding fathers as well as women, African Americans and Native Americans who played crucial roles in supporting the cause.
The sheet includes a pane of 25 stamps arranged in five rows of five on a background of the Declaration of Independence.
The stamps are available at Post Offices and usps.com.
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USPS policies are now at employees’ fingertips
The new PLMS digital platform is available on Blue
The Postal Service has made it easier to search corporate policies with the Policy Lifecycle Management System, or PLMS.
The new platform includes a search portal for employees to easily find the most up-to-date version of policy and related documents. During the soft launch, PolicyNet will also remain available as a source to access policies.
PLMS is available to employees on Blue under “Essential Links,” by selecting Policy Lifecycle Management System. Multifactor authentication through USPS single sign-on is required.
The search portal offers:
• Easy search capabilities using keywords or policy titles;
• Quick access to official policy and related documents and the ability to open the latest approved versions directly from search results; and
• A centralized policy library with manuals, directives, procedures, handbooks, publications and guidance documents in one searchable location.
The Policy Management team, reporting to Brand, Design, and Policy in Corporate Communications, will partner across the organization to provide direction and support related to PLMS. The system itself will be maintained by IT.
More resources, including training and general user FAQs, are available on the Policy Management homepage.
For more information about PLMS, contact Policy Management at plmsadmin@usps.gov.
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Heroes
She called out her customer’s name and heard a cry for help
This letter carrier rescued a woman who had fallen in her bathroom
Letter Carrier Kiarra Brickner was approaching a home in Ada, OH, recently when she noticed that her 95-year-old customer, who uses a walker, wasn’t waiting at the front door to receive the mail as she usually does.
The Postal Service employee called out the customer’s name and heard a cry for help in reply.
Brickner went into the home and found the customer on the bathroom floor.
She got the customer up and waited while the woman called her son.
“Thank goodness Kiarra goes the extra mile for her customers,” said Danielle Laing, the local postmaster. “The customer suffered no injuries, and she appreciated the quick response.”
Employees featured in “Heroes” receive letters of commendation through the Postmaster General Heroes’ Program. The nomination form is available on Blue.
Week in Review
Here’s what Link covered April 12-18
A new birthday stamp and a small-town Post Office clerk made news
Link reported on the Postal Service releasing a new Happy Birthday stamp, the fifth in its history, last week. The most recent was issued in 2021.
Several readers responded to Link’s recent call for lowrider enthusiasts among the USPS ranks to send in photos of their rides, and we offered a peek into their world and a gallery of their prized vehicles last week.
We also shared the latest installment of the “Mailin’ It!” podcast, which explores new sorting systems and artificial intelligence; a cautionary tale about a mail handler who received prison time and restitution for stealing business checks and selling them for cash; and stressed the importance of following the rules of use for USPS vehicles.
“On the Job” highlighted Jessica Moenning, a Lincolnville, KS, mail processing clerk who has worked at just about every Post Office within 50 miles of her house; “People” spotlighted the Jensen Beach, FL, Post Office workers who recently played host to scores of second-graders involved in an international educational project involving a character named Flat Stanley; and an article adapted from The Eagle magazine told the story of Michael Nute, a Plano, TX, senior business service network specialist who turned his love of classic cars into a nonprofit that creates care packages for cancer patients.
Finally, in “Heroes,” Ada, OH, Letter Carrier Kiarra Brickner noticed that an older customer who uses a walker did not greet her at the door as she usually did. She called her name and heard a cry for help. Brickner entered the home and found the customer on the bathroom floor. She lifted her up and waited while the woman called her son.
“Kiarra goes the extra mile for her customers,” said Danielle Laing, the local postmaster. “The customer suffered no injuries, and she appreciated the quick response.”
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