The U.S. Postal Service will premiere a new stamp to celebrate Kwanzaa, the celebration of  African American heritage. The video of the virtual event is at the end of this story.

From USPS:

This annual holiday, which takes place over seven days from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, brings family, community and culture together for many African Americans.

A pictorial postmark of the First Day of Issuance location Nashville, TN is available at usps.com/stamps.

News of the stamp is being shared with hashtag #KwanzaaStamps.

A virtual stamp dedication ceremony for the Kwanzaa stamp will be posted on the Postal Service’s Facebook and Twitter pages on Tuesday October 13, 2020 at 11am edt.

Those in the presentation include:

• Pritha Mehra, acting chief information officer and executive vice president, USPS
• Linda Hazel Humes, adjunct assistant professor, Africana Studies Department, John Jay College
• Sanga of the Valley, musician 

Please visit usps.com/kwanzaa for details of the event.

The Kwanzaa stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp in a pane of 20. Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.

Pre-orders for the Kwanzaa stamp can be placed online  and by phone at 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724).