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Star Trek, Sarah Vaughan, soda fountains: The new stamps for 2016

Rick Massimo | rmassimo@wtop.com

December 31, 2015, 11:31 AM

Quilled Paper Heart, to be released Jan. 12 (© 2016 USPS)
Quilled Paper Heart, to be released Jan. 12 (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Botanical Art (© 2016 USPS)
Botanical Art (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Black History: Richard Allen, to be released Feb. 2. (© 2016 USPS)
Black History: Richard Allen, to be released Feb. 2. (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Lunar Year of the Monkey, to be released Feb. 5. (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Sarah Vaughan, to be released March 29.聽(© 2016 USPS)
Sarah Vaughan, to be released March 29.聽 (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Hollywood legend Shirley Temple. (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
The Shirley Temple stamps with the selvage (the area outside the stamps themselves). (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Pets (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Indiana statehood (© 2016 USPS)
Indiana statehood (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Eid Greetings (© 2016 USPS)
Eid Greetings (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Repeal of the Stamp Act, 1766 (© 2016 USPS)
Repeal of the Stamp Act, 1766 — to be dedicated聽between May 29 and June 4 (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Views of Our Planets (© 2016 USPS)
Views of Our Planets — to be dedicated between May 29 and June 4 (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Pluto — Explored! — to be dedicated between May 29 and June 4 (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
World Stamp Show commemorative sheets -- to be dedicated between May 29 and June 4 (© 2016 USPS)
World Stamp Show commemorative sheets — to be dedicated between May 29 and June 4 (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
World Stamp Show commemorative sheets -- to be dedicated between May 29 and June 4 (© 2016 USPS)
World Stamp Show commemorative sheets — to be dedicated between May 29 and June 4 (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Educator Jaime Escalante (© 2016 USPS)
Educator Jaime Escalante (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Soda Fountain Favorites (© 2016 USPS)
Soda Fountain Favorites (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Star Trek (© 2016 USPS)
Star Trek (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Jack-O-Lanterns (© 2016 USPS)
Jack-O-Lanterns (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Pickup Trucks (© 2016 USPS)
Pickup Trucks (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Nativity (© 2016 USPS)
Nativity (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Florentine Mother and Child (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Hanukkah (© 2016 USPS)
Hanukkah (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Kwanzaa (© 2016 USPS)
Kwanzaa (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
The Moon (© 2016 USPS)
The Moon (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
The U.S. Flag (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Apples (© 2016 USPS)
Apples (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Grapes (© 2016 USPS)
Grapes (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Pears (© 2016 USPS)
Pears (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
The Columbia River Gorge (© 2016 USPS)
The Columbia River Gorge (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
La Cueva Del Indio (© 2016 USPS)
La Cueva Del Indio (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
Star Quilts (© 2016 USPS)
Star Quilts (漏 2016 USPS)
漏 2016 USPS
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Quilled Paper Heart, to be released Jan. 12 (© 2016 USPS)
Botanical Art (© 2016 USPS)
Black History: Richard Allen, to be released Feb. 2. (© 2016 USPS)
Sarah Vaughan, to be released March 29.聽(© 2016 USPS)
Indiana statehood (© 2016 USPS)
Eid Greetings (© 2016 USPS)
Repeal of the Stamp Act, 1766 (© 2016 USPS)
Views of Our Planets (© 2016 USPS)
World Stamp Show commemorative sheets -- to be dedicated between May 29 and June 4 (© 2016 USPS)
World Stamp Show commemorative sheets -- to be dedicated between May 29 and June 4 (© 2016 USPS)
Educator Jaime Escalante (© 2016 USPS)
Soda Fountain Favorites (© 2016 USPS)
Star Trek (© 2016 USPS)
Jack-O-Lanterns (© 2016 USPS)
Pickup Trucks (© 2016 USPS)
Nativity (© 2016 USPS)
Hanukkah (© 2016 USPS)
Kwanzaa (© 2016 USPS)
The Moon (© 2016 USPS)
Apples (© 2016 USPS)
Grapes (© 2016 USPS)
Pears (© 2016 USPS)
The Columbia River Gorge (© 2016 USPS)
La Cueva Del Indio (© 2016 USPS)
Star Quilts (© 2016 USPS)

WASHINGTON 鈥� The U.S. Postal Service is releasing a slew of new stamps in 2016, and fans of “Star Trek,” Shirley Temple, pickup trucks and Sarah Vaughan are in for a treat.

鈥淥ur stamps articulate the American experience through miniature works of art,鈥� Acting Stamp Services Director Mary-Anne Penner said in a statement.

Have a look at the new聽issues for Forever, 1-cent, 5-cent and Priority Mail stamps, as well as release information where available. For more information from the Postal Service, click .

Rick Massimo

Rick Massimo came to 草莓传媒, and to Washington, in 2013 after having lived in Providence, R.I., since he was a child.聽He's the author of "A Walking Tour of the Georgetown Set" and "I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival."

rmassimo@wtop.com

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