US Postal Service's 250th Anniversary Stamps by Chris Ware

 From Block Club Chicago:

CHICAGO — What’s older than the Declaration of Independence? Believe it or not: the United States Postal Service.

The organization now known as the USPS was established in July 1775 — one year before the 13 original colonies declared themselves to be their own nation. This week, the agency celebrates its semiquincentennial with a creative new stamp design featuring artwork by local cartoonist extraordinaire Chris Ware. 

The stamps will be released Wednesday, along with a 32-page prestige booklet to commemorate the USPS’ 250 years of service.

The postal service noted in a statement that Ware created the stamp artwork and co-designed the pane with Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS