Announced by the USPS on October 24, 2022.

Patriotic Block will be a new nondenominated, nonprofit-price stamp intended for bulk mailings by authorized nonprofit organizations and will be sold in self-adhesive coils of 3,000 and 10,000. This stamp displays the components of the American flag — the stars and stripes — arranged in a four-quadrant block on a white background. Carol Beehler designed the stamp with art direction by Antonio Alcalá.

New information will appear below the line, with the most recent at the top.

Updated March 10, 2024:
Scott editors have added number 5756A for a version of this stamp with a larger year date, stars and bars than No. 5756.

Updated April 3^rd:
The Scott catalogue number for this issue is 5756. Note that the Scott editors are calling it “Stars and Bars.”

Updated February 9^th:
Technical Specifications (Coil of 3,000):

Issue: Patriotic Block Stamp
Item Number: 751400
Denomination & Type of Issue: Nondenominated Nonprofit (5-cent value)
Format: Coil of 3,000 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: March 1, 2023, Liberty, NY 12754
Art Director: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Designer: Carol Beehler
Modeler: Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process: Gravure
Printer: American Packaging Corp. / Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type: Rotogravure Cerutti
Stamps per Coil: 3,000
Print Quantity: 30,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Colors: Pantone 1795C, Pantone 7687C, Pantone Cool Gray 7C
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.73 x 0.84 in / 18.542 x 21.336 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 0.87 x 0.98 in / 22.098 x 24.892 mm
Plate Size: 500 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “B” followed by three (3) single digits
Coil Number Frequency: Plate number every 25th stamp below stamp image

Technical Specifications (Coil of 10,000):

Issue: Patriotic Block Stamp
Item Number: 761600
Denomination & Type of Issue: Nondenominated Nonprofit (5-cent value)
Format: Coil of 10,000 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: March 1, 2023, Liberty, NY 12754
Art Director: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Designer: Carol Beehler
Modeler: Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process: Gravure
Printer: American Packaging Corp. / Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type: Rotogravure Cerutti
Stamps per Coil: 10,000
Print Quantity: 1,000,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Colors: Pantone 1795C, Pantone 7687C, Pantone Cool Gray 7C
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.73 x 0.84 in / 18.542 x 21.336 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 0.87 x 0.98 in / 22.098 x 24.892 mm
Plate Size: 500 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “B” followed by three (3) single digits
Coil Number Frequency: Plate number every 25th stamp below stamp image

Updated January 28^th:
On March 1, 2023, in Liberty, NY, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Patriotic Block stamp (non-denominated, priced at the Nonprofit Organization rate of 5 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 751400) and a PSA coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 761600). This stamp will go on sale nationwide March 1, 2023, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

In 2023, the Postal Service™ will issue Patriotic Block, a new nondenominated, nonprofit-price stamp intended for bulk mailings by authorized nonprofit organizations and sold in self-adhesive coils of 3,000 and 10,000. The graphic stamp design features the components of the American flag arranged in a four-quadrant block. Two identical quadrants at the top left and bottom right contain a white star on a blue background; the other two quadrants each hold three red stripes, which run vertically in the top right block and horizontally in the bottom left. Carol Beehler designed the stamp with art direction by Antonio Alcalá.

Item 751400 Coil of 3,000 Stamps
Item 761600 Coil of 10,000 Stamps

No automatic distribution of either.

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:
Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. Each cover must have sufficient postage to meet First-Class Mail® requirements. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™ or at The Postal Store® website at store.usps.com/store/home. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope address to:

FDOI – Patriotic Block Nonprofit Stamp
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900

After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by July 1, 2023.

Technical Specifications:

Not yet available

Updated January 10^th:
This stamp will be issued March 1 in Liberty, NY, with no headquarters ceremony.