With a design similar to the center stamp in the American Icons pane being issued on the same day, this stamp will be offered in panes and booklets of 20, and coils of 100, 3,000 and 10,000. A tip of the hat to VSC member “Marshall,”
“The Flag Mail Use stamp is a separate Flag issue, in sheet, booklet, and coil formats, without the “American Icons” words.”
And for comparison, here are the two designs:
And for those who collect coil stamps…
Photo courtesy the U.S. Postal Service.
Additional information will appear below the line, with the most recent at the top.
Updated June 10th:
Here are the first-day postmarks for this issue:
The Digital Color Postmark measures 2.96″ x 1.44″
There is no pictorial postmark for this issue, just the FDOI “Killer Bars.”
Updated May 28th from the Postal Bulletin:
On June 9, 2026, in New York. NY, the United States Postal Service® will issue the U.S. Flag stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 130100), a PSA double-sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 686000), a PSA coil of 100 stamps (Item 741100), a PSA coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 752400), and a PSA coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 763200). This stamp will go on sale nationwide June 9, 2026, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
The Postal Service™ continues its long tradition of honoring the U.S. flag as the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary. The photograph on this 2026 stamp, a knit interpretation of a 13-star flag, is from an iconic sweater introduced by Polo Ralph Lauren in 1989. The knit flag is also featured on the 2026 American Icons pane, an issuance curated for the Postal Service by Ralph Lauren. Beneath the flag on this mail use stamp are America’s anniversary dates: 1776 and 2026, both in red, with a golden, five-pointed star between them. USPS art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp using a photograph from the Ralph Lauren Corporation.
No automatic distribution.
130100 Pane of 20 Stamps- 686000 Booklet of 20 Stamps
- 741100 Coil of 100 Stamps
- 752400 Coil of 3,000 Stamps
- 763200 Coil of 10,000 Stamps
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 9, 2026.
FDOI – U.S. Flag Stamp
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900
The Technical Specifications are not yet available.
Looks as if I have a combo FDC in my future!
Usually, the Flag stamps have both an APU and a BCA version for booklets and coils. Is there only 1 printer on these? If so, which one is it? Thanks.
The usual two printers.
Will this issue have the BCA and APU varieties or just one printer?
I’ll ask. The USPS website does not show two varieties of any of the formats … yet.
The usual two printers.
OK, Two printers for the 100 coils and the booklets of 20. But still only one order number. Any hints of getting both printers?
When do you think the USPS will start selling strips of 25 for the coil of 3000 and 10000? Or can we call in an order already?
I think you can call in an order already. They probably will be strips of 27, but add “03” to the issue order number, such as “741103” rather than “741104.” (First thing Monday morning might not be the best time to try this, though.)
I just called Kansas Philatelic today (7/1/2026). An order taker gave me the following for the booklets. 686004 for the APU and 686002 for the BCA.