posted 05-28-2026 04:00 PM               

Space mail postage: New colorful USPS stamp depicts 'Postcrossing' astronaut

A new United States postage stamp features a colorful graphic of an astronaut carrying a postcard out on a spacewalk. Officially, the stamp celebrates the global hobby of "Postcrossing," but it also offers a welcome nod to the history of space mail.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) released the astronaut-themed stamp as one of four Postcrossing issues at the Boston World Exposition stamp show on Tuesday (May 26). The artwork, by illustrator Jackson Gibbs, was inspired by the international project that "enables participants to send and receive postcards from interested people around the world."