From the USPS on October 29, 2025:

In 2026, Colorado will be honored with a stamp for its 150th anniversary. Renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and the awe-inspiring beauty of the Rocky Mountains, our 38th state joined the Union 100 years after the United States declared independence from the United Kingdom. The Colorado Statehood stamp features a photograph of Jagged Mountain, located in the Weminuche Wilderness area of the San Juan National Forest. Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp with an existing photograph by Colorado nature photographer John Fielder (1950-2023). The Colorado Statehood stamp will be issued Jan. 24 in Denver.

More details will be posted below the line, with the most recent information at the top.

Updated March 3^rd:
The Scott catalogue number for this stamp is 6052.

Updated January 8^th:

Technical Specifications:

Issue: Colorado Statehood Stamp
Item Number: 487700
Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever®
Format: Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: January 24, 2026, Denver, CO 80299
Art Director: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Designer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Existing Photo: John Fielder
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Pane: 20
Print Quantity: 16,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Phosphor, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): 1.4200 x 0.8400 in. / 36.0680 x 21.3360 mm.
Overall Size (w x h): 1.5600 x 0.9800 in. / 39.6240 x 24.8920 mm.
Full Pane Size (w x h): 7.2400 x 5.9200 in. / 183.8960 x 150.3680 mm.
Press Sheet Size (w x h): 21.7200 x 11.8400 in. / 551.6880 x 300.7360 mm.
Plate Size: 240 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “P” followed by four (4) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front: Plate number in four corners of pane
Back: © 2025 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (487700) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotional text

Updated December 29^th:
Here are the first-day postmarks for this issue:The Digital Color Postmark measures 2.41″ x 1.46″The Pictorial Postmark measures 2.21″ x 1.20″

Updated December 27^th:
On January 24, 2026, in Denver, CO, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Colorado Statehood stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 487700). This stamp will go on sale nationwide January 24, 2026, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

This stamp celebrates the 150th anniversary of Colorado statehood. Colorado became the 38th state in the Union on August 1, 1876. The stamp features a photograph of Jagged Mountain taken by Colorado nature photographer John Fielder (1950–2023). Jagged Mountain is located in the Weminuche Wilderness area of the San Juan National Forest. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp.

Item 487700, Pane of 20 Stamps

Automatic distribution

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:
Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. 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 addressed to:

FDOI – Colorado Statehood 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 May 24, 2026.

Technical details will appear in a future edition of the Postal Bulletin.
7^th:

Updated December 17^th:

[ceremony details] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]
Colorado Statehood Stamp To Be Issued Jan. 24

What: The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the 150th anniversary of Colorado becoming a state with the issuance of Colorado Statehood, a Forever stamp featuring aphotograph of Jagged Mountain by nature photographer John Fielder. The first-day-of-issue event is free and open to the public.

News of the Forever stamp is being shared on social media with the hashtag #ColoradoStamp.

Who: The Honorable Amber F. McReynolds, Chairwoman
USPS Board of Governors
Dedicating Official

When: Saturday, Jan. 24, 9:00 a.m. MST

Where:
History Colorado Center
1200 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203

The stamp unveiling is being held in conjunction with the opening of the “Mountains Majesty: On the Summit with John Fielder” exhibition.

RSVP: Attendees are encouraged to register at: usps.com/coloradostamp

Background: Colorado celebrates its 150th anniversary of statehood in 2026. It became the 38th state in the Union on August 1, 1876.

Colorado is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and the awe-inspiring beauty of the majestic Rocky Mountains. The name “Colorado” comes from “colored red (or ruddy)”, which is how Spanish explorers described the silt of the Colorado River.

Nicknamed the Centennial State, Colorado joined the Union 100 years after the United States declared independence from Great Britain. Its average elevation is approximately 6,800 feet, the highest of all the states.

Colorado is known for its world-renowned ski areas and resorts and more than 39,000 miles of hiking trails. It has many state parks and four national parks: Rocky Mountain, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Great Sand Dunes, and Mesa Verde. Forest preserves, national monuments, and wildlife areas also provide endless opportunities for four-season adventures. Colorado has hundreds of ghost towns, numerous craft breweries, and many museums such as the History Colorado Center, Denver Art Museum, Ute Indian Museum, the Cripple Creek Historic District Museum, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum. It is also home to a thriving local food movement, which includes a collaboration of food hubs and nonprofit organizations dedicated to expanding access to locally grown and produced foods.

The numerous archaeological sites throughout Colorado speak to the richness and complexity of the people who have shaped the state’s heritage. Ancestral Puebloans built many spectacular stone villages called cliff dwellings in the southwestern part of the state. Many other Native American Tribes including the Ute, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Apache, Comanche, Kiowa, Pawnee, Shoshone and Lakota have and continue to call Colorado home.