USPS Unveils Lowrider Culture Forever Stamps

The United States Postal Service unveiled a new series of Forever stamps honoring lowrider culture on Friday during a public ceremony in San Diego's Logan Heights neighborhood. Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service dedicated the stamps at the Logan Heights Library, located at 567 S. 28th St., starting at 11 a.m.

The stamps feature five classic lowrider vehicles, including a 1946 Chevrolet Fleetline, three Chevrolet Impalas and a 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. One of the Impalas, a red 1963 model known as "El Rey," is on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington. Designed by USPS art director Antonio Alcalá, the stamps incorporate photographs by Humberto "Beto" Mendoza and Philip Gordon, along with pinstriping by artist Danny Alvarado. Issued in panes of 15, the Forever stamps maintain their value for first-class mail regardless of future rate changes.

Lowrider culture emerged in the 1940s among Mexican American and Chicano communities in working-class neighborhoods of Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Enthusiasts customized everyday cars into rolling artworks, emphasizing a "low and slow" cruising...