SUP NERDS I have strong memories of getting promotional catalogs of stamps from the post office as a kid, enticing me to collect cool stamps, and this seems like a rad time to fulfill my childhood dream. So, this is a thread of the cool ass stamps you can get from USPS right now!

1. These cute as hell peach blossoms commemorating the year of the boar. Pink! Flowers! Cute composition! A quality-ass stamp design, and they're forever stamps!

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/lunar-new-year-year-of-the-boar-S_564904

2. uh excuse me fucking HOT WHEELS on a stamp celebrating their 50th anniversary???? how cool is that??? and one of the cars is a SHARK CAR.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/hot-wheels-S_569004

3. Holy shit this dragon art is legit amazing, I'd absolutely buy a print of any of these. And guess what, I kinda can! Did you know the post office has merch available for a lot of the stamp designs?

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/dragons-S_477504

4. Sally Ride! A lesbian astronaut physicist???? On MY stamps??? It's more likely than you'd think! Also bonus: there's a space shuttle, which somehow makes it even even cooler.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/sally-ride-S_477304

5. Hold the entire goddamn phone. These are some spooky-ass stamps that, yes, are made for Halloween, but I contend that they're cool enough to use year-round. Just lookit those little ghosts!

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/spooky-silhouettes-S_572204

6. Okay shit, we've got a stamp to rival the coolness of lesbian astronaut next to a space shuttle. THE TYRANNOSAURUS REX, KING OF LIZARDS. You can just put a picture of a dinosaur on a letter and the USPS will be like "mhmm yes, this is valid."

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/tyrannosaurus-rex-S_479204

7. Okay so, maybe you're not impressed yet (somehow????). How about a stamp set that commemorates the moon landing and just has THE COOLEST cleanest typography? And the hecking moon???? Beautiful!

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/1969-first-moon-landing-S_479104

8. Ever wanted twelve tiny and beautiful photographs of some Wild and Scenic Rivers? The USPS has your back! Be sure to read the description for a mini-essay on why rivers are cool as hell.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/wild-and-scenic-rivers-S_571504

9. "Okay but Fen," you say, "these stamps are neat but I want some really OLD TIMEY stamps. Just some real good old fashioned cool stamps."

DON'T WORRY, THE USPS HAS THAT TOO. And they've got _trains_ which are ultra cool.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/transcontinental-railroad-S_570404

10. Missing the experience of physically going to the post office right now? Grab this set of stamps with historic post office murals from the 1930s and 40s! Excellent use of existing assets, USPS.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/post-office-murals-S_571104

11. "Okay but Fen," you say, "I like tiny pictures but what if they were slightly larger pictures you could take apart into separate pictures?"

DON'T WORRY, WE'VE GOT THAT TOO.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/state-and-county-fairs-S_479304

Oh also, I should note that all the above stamps are Forever stamps, which means you buy them now and use can use them to mail a letter in the future, regardless of how much the price goes up. Name literally any other package or mail service that does that, I'll wait.

12. Maybe you don't need to mail a whole ass letter though? Maybe you just wanna send me a cute postcard? Don't worry, the USPS has got CUTE TROPICAL FISH for you!

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/coral-reefs-postcard-stamp-S_745104

13. Okay but can we take a second for this year's lunar new year stamp? This rat has Style and Class and is serving fucking looks. Just think of how pleased your pen pal will be to see this rat on an envelope.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/lunar-new-year-year-of-the-rat-S_475604

14. *holds hand to earpiece* Okay so breaking news, frogs are apparently our New Gay Thing right now. You heard it here, folks, frogs are a cool gay thing. And the USPS is here to support you for your love of frogs. Lookit these cute friends!

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/frogs-S_680104

15. Maybe you like to think ahead, and you know you're gonna wanna mail some holiday cards, but it seems like all the holiday stamps are for a specific holiday. NOPE THINK AGAIN. Check out these stamps commemorating The Snowy Day.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/the-snowy-day-S_676104

16. But maybe you don't want regular stamps. Maybe you've got something heavier or bulkier to mail. Could I interest you in a stamp honoring Robert Panara, as he signs the word "respect"? ASL??? On MY stamps???? It's more likely than you'd think!

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/robert-panara-S_114004

17. Maybe you've got some letters to mail to your adoring fans around the world. Sounds like you need a forever stamp that's good for ANYWHERE at ANYTIME. Bonus: it's circular, the coolest of shapes, and has a succulent, the coolest of plants.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/global-green-succulent-S_564504

18. Oh wait shit, y'all need something to actually *mail* with these stamps, don't you? Don't worry! The USPS sells cards and envelopes with cute designs (lots of them have matching stamps) at reasonable prices!

https://store.usps.com/store/results/cards-envelopes/_/N-qqbb5n?Nrpp=48

Okay I get it. Maybe you don't personally send mail very much. You don't know what you'd do with a stamp if you bought one. Consider instead PURCHASING SOME DOPE ASS MERCH WHICH I WILL HIGHLIGHT NEXT.

19. The USPS has a wide selection of model postal delivery vehicles at really cheap prices???? Like, if you've got a kid in your life, wowee I'd grab some of these. Look at how cute they are! The LLV is a wonder of engineering, you should learn more.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/stamp-gifts/postal-delivery-llv-with-mailbox-P_843076

20. Remember how I said you can get some of these stamp designs in cute merch format???? Grab em while you can!

https://store.usps.com/store/results/gifts/_/N-nnxamr

21. But maybe you have different tastes. You need to show your love for the USPS in a more unique way. Enter: the one of a kind fashion items made from former mailbags, including a collab with @timbuk2 holy shit????

https://store.usps.com/store/product/stamp-gifts/upcycled-crimson-showdown-mailbag-P_842955

22. Or maybe you just want some cute and cozy clothing to wear at home, that's versatile enough to be part of a bangin fit when you can leave the house?

https://store.usps.com/store/results/clothing/gifts/_/N-1yueprwZnnxamr?Nrpp=48

23. And if you've somehow made it through this ENTIRE thread having found NOTHING worth giving your money to the USPS, then here's a dog costume. It absolutely comes with a tiny priority mail box for your dog to hold, for the low low price of 18 dollars.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/stamp-gifts/us-mail-carrier-dog-costume-P_843201

Phew. If you've made it this far, please spend at least as much time as you did reading my thread helping the USPS survive. Consider buying some of the items I shared, and please pressure your representatives to make preserving the USPS a priority. https://twitter.com/maureenherman/status/1249489456412930049?s=20

Please #buystamps and help #SaveTheUSPS. Other people have done a way better job explaining the importance of the USPS than I could. Here are some links: https://twitter.com/DingusJMcGee/status/1248741868440940544

#SaveTheUSPS with me and maybe start a physical pen pal group with your friends. I'm hoping to start an online store for my physical zines soon and I need the USPS to exist! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/us/politics/coronavirus-is-threatening-one-of-governments-steadiest-services-the-mail.html