From the USPS on October 29, 2025:
For millions of Americans, the beach is the ultimate vacation. Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, says these stamps were inspired by her annual summertime trips to beaches in New England. “These little snapshots are reminiscent of those experiences — a break from busy lives and demands throughout the year,” she says. Noyes was drawn to the vitality and “fresh, bold spontaneity” that Gregory Manchess brings to the oil paintings shown on the stamps. “He captures the essence of the subject, even at a very small scale,” she says. “Greg has managed to make these scenes instantly recognizable with just the right amount of visual information.”
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Updated February 17th:
These stamps will be issued April 24 in Burlingame, Calif., with a local ceremony (WESTPEX stamp show).
Dislike these as these are a retread of a summer stamp issue back in 2020 and the artwork was equal or a little better than this.
Are you referencing Enjoying The Great Outdoors, 5475-5479? I do see some similarities.
It is the same artist.
Might it be a leftover design that wasn’t used for that 2020 issue?
These are illustrated as a booklet, but the 2020 ones were a pane. I always find it interesting when they do such a similar design in a different format – like the Day of the Dead and Mariachi and then Pinatas. I have the mentality that booklets are definitive, but that’s really not always the case.