MANCHESTER, NH — On Tuesday, we celebrate Veterans Day, a celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, willingness to serve and to honor their sacrifices for the common good. For more than two centuries, the Postal Service has echoed that tribute both in the issuance of its stamps and by being one of the nation’s largest employers of veterans.
Today we employ more than 98,000 military veterans, that means nearly 3 out of every 10 Postal workers are military veterans. We also offer military- themed stamps and collectables to honor those that served. Here are a few that are currently available at usps.com.
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Purple Heart 2014 Forever Stamps The U.S. Postal Service continues to honor the sacrifices of the men and women who serve in the U.S. military with the issuance of the Purple Heart Medal stamp that depicts the medal suspended from its purple and white ribbon. According to the Military Order of the Purple Heart, an organization for combat-wounded veterans, the medal is "the oldest military decoration in the world in present use and the first award made available to a common soldier." |
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Medal of Honor: World War II Forever Stamps and Medal of Honor: Korean War Forever Stamps The Medal of Honor stamps feature the nation's highest award for valor in combat. It is presented “for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty.” One stamp features a photograph of the Navy version of the Medal of Honor; the other stamp features a photograph of the Army version of the Medal of Honor. |
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Medal of Honor: Korean War Framed Art Remember the brave individuals who received our nation’s most prestigious military decoration with this framed piece. On the right, two Medal of Honor: Korean War Forever stamps are surrounded by historic photos of the last living recipients of the Korean War medal. A description of the award, as well as the First Day of Issue details, appears on the left on a gold-colored metal plate. |
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Medal of Honor: Korean War Stamp Deck Card with DCP Stamp deck cards are produced by the manufacturer to identify packaged stamp sheets for shipping. This card displays an image and description of Medal of Honor: Korean War stamp, the quantity of stamps that were packaged, and the name of the printer. |
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Medal of Honor: World War II DCP Keepsakes Pay tribute to the recipients of our nation's most prestigious military decoration with this keepsake set. A new stamp format, called the prestige folio, consists of a large sheet that folds in half to create four pages. Containing 20 Medal of Honor: World War II Forever® stamps, the prestige folio also features historical photographs of the last living recipients of the Medal of Honor from World War II and the names of all 464 World War II medal recipients. |
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Purple Heart 2014 First Day Cover Honoring the sacrifices of the men and women who serve in the U.S. military, this new First Day Cover (#6 3/4 envelope) bears an affixed Purple Heart Medal Forever stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark. |
On Veterans Day, all post offices will be closed. There will be no regular mail delivery, except for Priority Express Mail. We will re-open with regular mail delivery, collections, and retails services on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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