Jeff Puhala comes to the American Philatelic Society from Penn State University, where he served mainly as an instructional designer for the past decade.

Designed by USPS art director Greg Breeding, the stamps feature photographs taken by David Schwartz, a Route 66 photographer with more than 20 years of photographing the famous road.

This new edition continues the catalog’s role as the primary reference documenting major production errors found on United States stamps.

The collector’s set includes proof panes and a 68-page book that takes readers “behind the scenes of the stamp design process,” according to the Postal Service.

Designed by illustrator Lisa Congdon from original artwork, the celebratory stamp pictures a large white birthday cake with pink trim and nine lit candles on top.

Wheatley is credited as the first author of African descent in the American colonies to publish a book and is often referred to as the “mother of African American literature.”

Those scheduled to be at the event include USPS art director Ethel Kessler and four of the 12 artists involved with the project: Dale Stephanos, Tim O’Brien, Marc Burckhardt and Kam Mak.

On Feb. 11, 2026, Scott Stamp LLC launched ScottStamp.com, the new platform for subscription management, digital access and catalog purchases.

A bourse (sales area) of 37 dealers will offer stamps, covers and postal history from the United States and worldwide, and the show will feature 146 frames of competitive exhibits.

A list of the affected stamps was published in the Feb. 19 Postal Bulletin.

The 2026 March Party will play host to the United States Postal Service’s first-day ceremony for the new nondenominated (78¢) Sunflowers forever stamp designed by USPS art director Greg Breeding and featuring artwork by Nancy Stahl.

The stamps are designed by USPS art director Antonio Alcala from photographs by acclaimed lowrider photographers Humberto “Beto” Mendoza and Philip Gordon.

The theme of this year’s symposium is “Revisiting American Postal History.” The symposium is co-sponsored by the National Postal Museum, American Philatelic Society and American Philatelic Research Library.

The stamp was designed by USPS art director Greg Breeding from original artwork by illustrator Nancy Stahl. The design features four stemmed sunflowers, one pair above the other, each facing in a different direction.

Among the required qualifications are a demonstrated ability to craft engaging newsletter, email marketing, social media and website copy.

Also this week, continuing the search for Jenny Lind cancellations, and a repeat order from a mixture dealer to see if lightning strikes twice.

The ceremony began with opening remarks from master of ceremonies Dawn DiPrince, president and CEO of History Colorado.

Along with upcoming first-day-of-issue dates and locations, the USPS announced two new issues for the 2026 U.S. stamp program: a nondenominated Happy Birthday forever stamp and a nonprofit organization coil stamp titled “Summer Sunset.”

Longtime collector Rodger McReynolds has developed a three-dimensional perforation gauge that allows stamps to be matched physically against raised reference ridges, offering a tactile alternative for identifying perforation sizes.

The stamps (Scott 5875-5878) were printed in rolls of 100 by Banknote Corporation of America in Browns Summit, N.C.