Preview of 2026 American Postage Stamps
• A Day at the Beach, four stamps that will convey the simple joys of an ocean vacation;
• American Bison, a stamp that will honor America’s national mammal as well as historic philately;
• Angel’s Trumpets, a 4-cent issue that will add to similar floral-themed low-denomination stamps released in 2024;
• Bald Eagle: Hatchling to Adult, five stamps that will follow the symbolic raptor’s journey from babyhood to adulthood;
• Bruce Lee, a kinetic homage to the master martial artist, actor and filmmaker (1940-1973);
• Colorado Statehood, an image of Jagged Mountain by nature photographer John Fielder (1950-2023) in honor of the 38th state’s 150th anniversary;
• Declaration of Independence, a typographic treatment of “1776” that will render the numerals in the shape of a quill pens in honor of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding document;
• Figures of the American Revolution, a pane of stamps that will celebrate 25 individuals who helped shape the new nation;
• Harriet Powers, a tribute to the renowned quiltmaker and folk artist (1837-1910) who learned to sew while enslaved on a Georgia plantation;
• International Peace, a simple image of an origami crane folded by Sue DiCicco, founder of the Peace Crane Project;
• Love (2026), four midcentury-style birds and hearts by illustrator James Yang;
• Lowriders, five stamps with images of the customized automobiles that trace their roots to the American Southwest in the 1940s;
• Muhammad Ali, a stamp with the image of a 1974 Associated Press photo of the world-famous boxer, activist and humanitarian (1942-2016) in a pugilistic pose;
• Phillis Wheatley, the 49th entry in the Black Heritage series, will honor the first author of African descent (circa 1753-1784) to publish a book in the American Colonies;
• Route 66, a pane of 16 stamps with eight images that will celebrate the legendary highway on its 100th anniversary;
• Sarah Orne Jewett, the 35th entry in the Literary Arts series, will be a 3-ounce stamp that honors the Maine author (1849-1909) and foundational figure in American literary regionalism;
• Squirrels and Chipmunks in Winter, four images that capture the resourcefulness, adaptability and charm of these animals in cold temperatures;
• Sunflowers, an homage to the garden stalwarts prized by gardeners and pollinators; and
• Year of the Horse, the seventh stamp in the current Lunar New Year series, will feature paper-cut masks by artist Camille Chew.
https://news.usps.com/2025/10/29/a-sneak-peek-at-the-stamps-of-2026/
