Celebrate Postal Fun with The Piñatas

The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate the fun of piñatas with a new booklet of 20 colorful and festive Forever stamps, available countrywide tomorrow. The Piñatas! stamps feature four vibrant illustrations of the traditional Mexican party favorite. Two are of a donkey with either a bright pink or orange background, and two feature a seven-point star set against either a purple or green background. Today, the piñata is an important part of many celebrations in Mexico, the United States and around the world. Blindfolded players take turns striking the piñata until it breaks, scattering the treats inside to be gathered up by all the participants. Víctor Meléndez created the original art and designed the stamps. Antonio Alcalá was the art director. The piñata stamps are being issued as a Forever stamp, which will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce rate. Other stamps being issued include the seasonal offering of four snow globes, a commemoration of the OSIRIS-Rex space capsule, and a stamp honoring former Supreme Court member Ruth Bader Ginsberg.