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Mail Carrier Uniform Kid Costume

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Mini

mail carriers

What do you want to be when you grow up? Some kids love the idea of bringing people greetings cards and packages! The U.S. Mail carrier kids costume gets them interested early.

* | Tags: Fun facts USPS Fact #1204 | April 3, 2024

You can purchase the uniform here.

This was the first official costume for the Postal Service. The second was the U.S. Mail carrier dog costume.

The costumes for kids and dogs are among an ever-growing portfolio of USPS licensed products that create royalty revenue for the organization without the expense of manufacturing and marketing.

All 50 States on Stamps

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50 States

on Stamps

All 50 states have been commemorated on postage stamps. They are each honored in 50 year increments from their inception date.

* | Tags: Stamps USPS Fact #861 | April 15, 2024

We’re essential

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we're

ESSENTIAL

We're essential. The Postal Service provides a vital public service, is a part of the nation’s critical infrastructure and was created by an act of Congress.

* | Tags: Top facts USPS Fact #600 | March 7, 2025

The statute that created the Postal Service begins with the following sentence: “The United States Postal Service shall be operated as a basic and fundamental service provided to the people by the Government of the United States, authorized by the Constitution, created by an Act of Congress, and supported by the people.” 39 U.S.C. §101(a).

breast cancer research

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$95 million

breast cancer research

The Breast Cancer Research semipostal has raised $95 million since 1998. More than 1 billion Breast Cancer Research stamps have been sold.

* | Tags: Stamps USPS Fact #32 | April 22, 2024

Supporting causes in the public interest.

Semipostal stamps are First-Class Mail stamps sold at a price above the cost of a regular stamp to raise funds for designated causes. The dollar amounts below represent the funds the Postal Service has transferred to the causes listed.

  • The Save Vanishing Species semipostal has raised more than $7.6 million since 2011.  Nearly 66 million Save Vanishing Species stamps have been sold.
  • The Alzheimer’s semipostal has raised nearly $1.5 million since 2017. More than 11 million Alzheimer’s stamps have been sold.
  • The Healing PTSD semipostal has raised more than $1.9 million since 2019. More than 17 million Healing PTSD stamps have been sold.