Announced by the USPS on February 17, 2026:
Summer Sunset is a new nondenominated, nonprofit-price stamp intended for bulk mailings by authorized nonprofit organizations. The stamp features an oil painting of a sunset in Menemsha, a small fishing village in the town of Chilmark, MA, on Martha’s Vineyard by local artist Rachael Cassiani. “Sunsets are universally appealing,” said Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS who designed the stamp. “A postage stamp that celebrates looking out over a body of water at the end of a summer day seems to fit well for a nonprofit organization.” Summer Sunset will be sold in self-adhesive coils of 3,000 and 10,000.
This stamp will be issued June 25 in Edgartown, MA. Additional information will appear below the line, with the most recent at the top.
Updated May 20th:
On June 25, 2026, in Edgartown, MA, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Summer Sunset 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 752300) and a PSA coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 763100).This stamp will go on sale nationwide June 25, 2026, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
Summer Sunset is a nondenominated, nonprofit-price stamp intended for bulk mailings by authorized nonprofit organizations. The stamp art features an oil painting of a brilliant sunset in Menemsha, a fishing village in the town of Chilmark on Martha’s Vineyard, MA. The art creates an eye-catching image of a sunset over water. Summer Sunset will be issued in coils of 3,000 and 10,000. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp with an existing painting by artist Rachael Cassiani.
No automatic distribution; coils of 3,000 and 10,000
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 October 25, 2026.
FDOI – Summer Sunset Stamp
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900
Technical Specifications (coil of 3,000):
Issue: Summer Sunset Stamp
Item Number: 752300
Denomination & Type of Issue: Nondenominated Nonprofit (5-cent value)
Format: Coil of 3,000 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: June 25, 2026, Edgartown, MA 02539
Art Director: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Designer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Modeler: Daryl DeMont
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Coil: 3,000
Print Quantity: 12,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.7300 x 0.8400 in / 18.5420 x 21.3360 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 0.8700 x 0.9800 in / 22.0980 x 24.8920 mm
Plate Size: 594 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “P” followed by four (4) single digits
Coil Number Frequency: Plate number every 27th stamp below stamp image
Technical Specifications (coil of 10,000):
Issue: Summer Sunset Stamp
Item Number: 763100
Denomination & Type of Issue: Nondenominated Nonprofit (5-cent value)
Format: Coil of 10,000 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: June 25, 2026, Edgartown, MA 02539
Art Director: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Designer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Coil: 10,000
Print Quantity: 2,000,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.7300 x 0.8400 in / 18.5420 x21.3360 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 0.8700 x 0.9800 in / 22.0980 x 24.8920 mm
Plate Size: 594 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “P” followed by four (4) single digits
Coil Number Frequency: Plate number every 27th stamp below stamp image
