USPS Delays Release of Some 2009 Stamps


The U.S. Postal Service announced that economic troubles are forcing it to delay releasing several new stamps that were scheduled to be issued this year. The USPS lost almost $3 billion last year and may lose even more this year despite a rate increase that's scheduled to occur May 11, 2009.

Stamps that are being delayed include the fourth set of the popular "Flags of Our Nation" series," a stamp honoring painter Edward Hopper, and a holiday stamp featuring an angel playing a lute.