From the USPS on October 29, 2025:
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States, this pane pays tribute to 25 individuals whose ideas, leadership and sacrifices were vital to achieving American independence and shaping the new nation. Representing a range of roles and perspectives, from political thinkers and military leaders to writers, diplomats and everyday citizens, the honorees reflect the collective effort that defined the Revolution. Ethel Kessler, an art director for USPS, designed the pane, which features original artwork by 13 contemporary artists.
More details will be posted below the line, with the most recent information at the top.
Updated April 15th:
Technical Specifications:
Issue: Figures of the American Revolution Stamps
Item Number: 488300
Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever®
Format: Pane of 25 (25 designs)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: April 10, 2026, Washington, DC 20066
Art Director: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
Designer: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
Artist: Alex Bostic, Starkville, MS
Artist: Julia Bottoms, Buffalo, NY
Artist: Marc Burckhardt, Austin, TX
Artist: Michael J. Deas, New Orleans, LA
Artist: Sharon Irla, Tallahquah, OK
Artist: Gary Kelley, Cedar Falls, IA
Artist: Juliana Kolesova
Artist: Kam Mak, Brooklyn, NY
Artist: Tim O’Brien, Brooklyn, NY
Artist: Karla Ortiz, San Francisco, CA
Artist: Dale Stephanos, Foxboro, MA
Illustrator: Roberto Parada, Arlington, VA
Modeler: Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process: Offset / Flexographic
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type: Gallus RCS
Stamps per Pane: 25
Print Quantity: 18,125,000 stamps
Paper Type: Phosphor, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.8400 x 1.4200 in. / 21.3360 x 36.0680 mm.
Overall Size (w x h): 0.9800 x 1.5600 in. / 24.8920 x 39.6240 mm.
Full Pane Size (w x h): 7.5000 x 10.3750 in. / 190.5000 x 263.5250 mm.
Press Sheets Size (w x h): 15.0000 x 20.7500 in. / 381.0000 x 527.0500 mm.
Plate Size: 100 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “B” followed by four (4) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front: Header: FORGING AMERICA’S BOLD NEW BEGINNING THROUGH COURAGE, LEADERSHIP, AND SACRIFICE • Plate number in bottom two corners of pane
Back: © 2025 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (488300) • Plate position diagram (4) • Promotional text
Updated March 31st:
There will be a special dedication of these stamps at Boston 2026, 11 a.m. on Friday, May 29, on the Show Floor Stage of Exhibit Hall A.
Updated March 10th:
Here are the first-day postmarks for this issue: 
The Digital Color Postmark measures 2.64″ x 1.14″
The Pictorial Postmark measures 2.53″ x 1.20″. Surprisingly, there is no “Special” postmark for use by local post offices.
Updated March 6th:
[ceremony details] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]
A Revolutionary Moment in Time Is Coming to First-Class Mail
What: An event 250 years in the making. The U.S. Postal Service will release commemorative stamps honoring 25 individuals whose actions helped shape the outcome of the American Revolution.
The pane of 25 Forever stamps includes portraits of individuals arranged in five rows of five.
Ethel Kessler, an art director and designer for USPS, and illustrator Tim O’Brien created the pane using portraits made especially for the Postal Service by a dozen artists.
The first-day-of-issue interactive event for the Figures of the American Revolution commemorative stamps is free and open to the public. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #FiguresRevolutionStamps.
Who: Art director, Ethel Kessler
Artists, Dale Stephanos, Tim O’Brien, Marc Burckhardt, and Kam Mak
When: April 10, 2026, 11 a.m. ET through Sunday, April 12.
Where: :
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
2 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002
RSVP: Attendees are encouraged to RSVP at usps.com/figuresrevolutionstamps
Background:
Support for American independence came from all levels of society. These stamps celebrate 25 people whose actions helped shape the American Revolution. The images depict various women and men, including Native Americans and African Americans. The portraits reflect just a small handful out of many who were instrumental in helping to achieve the nation’s independence.
From the Postal Bulletin:
On April 10, 2026, in Washington, DC, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Figures of the American Revolution stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate), in 25 designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 25 stamps (Item 488300). These stamps will go on sale nationwide April 10, 2026, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue. The Figures of the American Revolution commemorative pane of 25 stamps must not be split and the stamps must not be sold individually.
As part of a broader initiative to celebrate 250 years of American independence, USPS issues this special pane of stamps featuring original portraits of 25 individuals whose vision, leadership, and sacrifices helped define the American Revolution. Each portrait draws on a historical image of the person. Beneath each portrait appears the person’s name and a short identifying line. An image of the American flag is layered behind the portraits, providing a unifying backdrop. The block of stamps is set on a larger background that features an image of the Declaration of Independence. At the top of the pane, a line of text reads, “FORGING AMERICA’S BOLD NEW BEGINNING THROUGH COURAGE, LEADERSHIP, AND SACRIFICE.” Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp pane with original paintings by 12 different artists.
Automatic distribution.
How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:
The first-day-of-issue postmark is a postmark notating the day a stamp is first authorized for use by the Postal Service™. Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. All requests for first-day-of-issue postmarks (Traditional or Digital Color Postmark) must be sent to the following address with the choice of Traditional or Digital Color Postmark identified. All orders must be postmarked by August 10, 2026.
FDOI Figures of the American Revolution Stamps
SPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900
Technical Details are not yet available.
Updated February 17th:
These stamps will be issued April 10 in Washington, DC.
Here’s what the pane, with selvage, will look like:
Here’s a list of the 25 people:
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- Abigail Adams
- John Adams
- Abwalongdongwas
- James Armistead
- Cornplanter
- John Dickinson
- Benjamin Franlin
- Elizabeth Freeman
- Bernardo de Galvez
- Nathaniel Greene
- Alexander Hamilton
- Lemuel Haynes
- Patrick Henry
- John Jay
- Thomas Jefferson
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko
- Marquis de Lafayette
- James Madison
- Thomas Payne
- Esther de Berdt Reed
- Paul Revere
- Deborah Sampson
- Baron von Steuben
- Mercy Otis Warren
- George Washington
A 25-stamp issue like this looks like something that will be issued at Boston 2026, the international stamp show in May.
With 25 individual stamps, it looks to be a larger than usual sheet pane.
Can’t wait to have it!
Cut or Un-Cut Press sheet of 4 ( 100 stamps $78 )
One of the few times the USPS has lived up to a long-ago stated policy to honor as many people as possible on stamps. (Which is a very good idea. A much better idea than full sheets for relatively unknown persons).
As for relatively unknown persons, even my Google cannot find Abwalongdongwas.
Now that’s an unknown.
He’s not in Wikipedia, either.
It’s AGwalongdogwas – with a G not an Ad like you have above. Correct spelling is on the stamp.
But that spelling doesn’t come up in Wikipedia either. And a Google search came up with The Virtual Stamp Club pages on the 2026 U.S. stamp program! Google’s AI said “specifically mentioned alongside American Revolution figures like Benjamin Franklin in U.S. stamp discussions for 2026,”
You must use a different Google than I use 😉
“Also known as ‘Good Peter’, Agwalongdongwas was a significant warrior and leader from the Oneida Nation;s Bear Clan, known for his role in the American Revolution and his friendship with the French general Lafayette…”
Now that’s a name to be proud of!
WHERE IS HAYM SALOMAN?
None of the four stamp subjects from 1975 Contributors to the Cause are included.
I painted and designed the Agwalongdongwas stamp. When it was first assigned, I thought the name seemed like a name foisted on him, “Good Peter.” So, I asked if he had a native name, and this was the name that the researchers provided. Stamps when done well, share history and if possible, correct or clarify the record. Best, T.
Any idea on the specifics of the FD ceremony location?
Where is John Glover?
Assuming you mean the Revolutionary War general and not the still-living actor 😎 … good choice.
Correct, General John Glover saved Washington 3x’s during the war. A stamp in his honor is way overdue! I have requested a stamp to be issued in his honor for the 250th Anniversary of Washington the Delaware. Seems like the USPS has really missed the boat in celebrating our 250th!
Was the boat it missed the one crossing the Delaware? 🤠
Would have been nice to see a new commemorative stamp honoring the 250th Anniversary of Washington Crossing the Delaware. This is what I meant about the USPS missing the boat. So sad in my opinion. Guess flowers, beach scenes and other superfluous stuff is more important. They seem to have gotten the American Bison stamp right!
Agwirondongwas, Gwedelhes (AKA Good Peter):
https://collections.dartmouth.edu/archive/text/occom/ctx/personography/pers0419.ocp.html
Gwedelhes Agwirondongwas, also known as Good Peter, was an Oneida Christian leader who played a prominent role at Onaquaga (a composite Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois, town in Oneida territory) throughout the second half of the eighteenth century. He received missionaries from Eleazar Wheelock and worked with Samuel Kirkland, a Moor’s alumnus who conducted a mission to the Oneidas from 1766 until his death in 1808. Elihu Spencer, a Yale-educated Anglo-American missionary, converted Good Peter to Christianity in 1748 and taught him to read and write Mohawk (a language very similar to Oneida). By 1757, Peter was preaching and leading services among the Oneidas. Along with Isaac Dakayenensere, another Oneida Christian leader, Good Peter sought missionaries (and, more especially, husbandry aid) from Eleazar Wheelock. He carried messages for General Schuyler during the Revolution, and was imprisoned by the British. After the Revolution, he worked vigorously to oppose illegal Oneida land sales and general exploitation by the state of New York. Good Peter worked closely with Samuel Kirkland throughout his mission and served as one of his deacons, even though he was cognizant of and opposed Kirkland’s role in promoting illegal land sales.
So is this sheet of stamps different from the ones being done at Boston 2026. Specifically what is stated to be as follows;
Day 7 – Friday, May 29: Honoring Heroes Day
Figures of the American Revolution- pane of 25 designs depicting American independence personages.
So is it April 10th or May 29th.
It’s the same stamps. It’s just a ceremony to draw attention and sales.
Thank you for the head smacking obvious.
Truly repulsive and poorly designed. Portraits and backgrounds look rushed and AI-done. The text heavy bios – on a stamp? Ridiculous. The administration must have rushed the USPS on this, because it looks it.
USPS #488334 $90.95 Ceremony Memento IS ALREADY SOLD OUT.
( Are they saving a batch for the ceremony in Boston 29 May, or is it just 4/20 )
The Boston ceremony is not a first-day ceremony, so the first-day ceremony program probably is not needed.