The Postal Service will celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali with a new stamp. Diwali falls on the eve of, or on, the new moon that occurs between mid-October and mid-November. In 2026, the main day of the festival will be Nov. 8.
WASHINGTON — Today marks the start of the 114th year of USPS Operation Santa and the U.S. Postal Service is now accepting holiday letters from children and families throughout the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
NEW LONDON, CT — The Postal Service continues its tradition of honoring American military academies by issuing a stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
The U.S. Postal Service will issue a semipostal stamp supporting fentanyl awareness at the Masur Auditorium on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. With the Know the Facts About Fentanyl semipostal, the Postal Service will raise funds to advance research and raise awareness to combat this ongoing epidemic while providing a message encouraging hope, healing and recovery.
NORMAN, OK — Next week, the U.S. Postal Service will hold its annual logistics symposium in Norman, OK, in conjunction with the 2026 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
ILLINOIS — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Memorial Day on Monday, May 25. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Tuesday, May 26.
ILLINOIS — Saturday, May 9th marks the 34th anniversary of the largest one-day food drive in the nation – the National Association of Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive.
A guided tour of the new Hammond Sorting and Delivery Center (S&DC) highlighting updated operations, state-of-the-art package sorting technology, facility upgrades, and Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs). Interviews will be available following the tour.
ILLINOIS — The U.S. Postal Service is reminding customers in Illinois that Post Office locations will be closed and regular mail delivery will not occur on Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
This document provides a list of active IV-MTR work to be as well as items completed in the current fiscal year. *Please note, Postal Pro is the only source for a current IV-MTR Development log as updates will be made on an ongoing basis.
