Monday, April 27, 2026
This wrapping paper is its own celebration
The designs are inspired by the newest Happy Birthday stamp
The Postal Service is now selling wrapping paper to coordinate with its latest Happy Birthday stamp, which was released April 18.
“It’s been our focus to reinvigorate the stamp program and get customers excited by extending what we offer in the way of stamps and notecards,” said Claudia Daniels, the Postal Service’s stamp development manager.
The latest Happy Birthday stamp fits with a line of wrapping paper because “everybody has a birthday, and that’s what we keep hearing from customers, so this product is something we hope becomes an evergreen offering. The wrapping paper pulls art elements from the stamp design to create its own celebration,” she said.
The paper comes in four designs and incorporates details and elements from the stamp, which features an oversized, illustrated white birthday cake with colorful candles and capital letters spelling out “Happy Birthday!”
The Postal Service previously released wrapping paper in 1998 to complement the Love Swans stamp issued in 1997. It was sold at the time in Post Offices and other locations to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first Love stamp issued in 1973.
Previous Happy Birthday-themed stamps were released in 2021, 2002,1988 and 1987.
“We’re evolving how we connect with customers, showcasing that stamps are not only fresh and modern, but continue to evolve alongside the times,” said Daniels. “We’re expanding our offerings to better meet the customer’s needs, making the Postal Service a seamless, one-stop destination for both mailing and meaning connection. They can just shop at usps.com.”
The wrapping paper is sold as a set of eight sheets (two each of four designs) for $18.95 usps.com.
It will also be available to buy through the USA Philatelic catalog.
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Heroes
This employee aided a customer who had fallen in her home
She pushed the door open to call for help when she heard the mail vehicle arrive
Lexington, KY, City Carrier Technician Kevin Stover was delivering mail when he heard a customer calling for help from inside her house.
The woman had fallen and was lying on the floor, unable to get up.
She wasn’t sure how long she’d been incapacitated, but when she heard Stover’s mail truck, she pushed the door open just enough to yell for his help.
The Postal Service employee heard her, got out of his vehicle and ran to the house.
After finding the customer on the floor, Stover called 911.
He stayed with the customer until paramedics arrived.
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 19-25
A one-of-a-kind stamp dedication and the launch of a digital policy tool made news
Stamp season is heating up. As Link reported last week, USPS celebrated its Figures of the American Revolution release — 25 stamps featuring the portraits of 25 individuals involved in the fight for independence — at a first-of-its-kind interactive exhibition at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.
The organization also released A Day at the Beach, a set of four stamps depicting the joys of coastal life in summer, and the Stamps Forever website posted the fourth installment of its Stamp Encore series, exploring the contestants that weren’t covered in the first three.
We told you about the launch of the Policy Lifecycle Management System, or PLMS, a digital tool that puts up-to-date policy documents at employees’ fingertips; shared news of the appointment of Pete Routsolias as chief logistics officer; offered a reminder about the ethics rules surrounding supplemental employment; and explored the role of the Diplomatic Post Office in Link’s new column, “Primers.”
In crime-fighting news, we spotlighted the work of the USPS Office of Inspector General in helping take down a Chicago gang that recruited letter carriers into its network to steal checks, credit cards, gift cards and cash from the mail.
In “People,” Sadaqah Amal-Jones, a customer services manager in Robbinsdale, MN, explained the many ways she’s benefited from USPS career conferences. Thanks to detail assignments and networking, “I’ve been able to advance my career in a short period of time,” she said.
Finally, “Heroes” spotlighted Kevin Stover, a Lexington, KY, city carrier technician who heard a cry for help and ran to the home from which it came. There he found a customer lying on the floor, unable to get up. He called 911 and waited with her until paramedics arrived.
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This wrapping paper is its own celebration
The designs are inspired by the newest Happy Birthday stamp
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Heroes
This employee aided a customer who had fallen in her home
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Week in Review
Here’s what Link covered April 19-25
A one-of-a-kind stamp dedication and the launch of a digital policy tool made news