From the USPS Postal Bulletin:
On June 26, 2026, in Saint Augustine, FL, the U.S. Department of the Interior will issue the $25 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamp for the 2026-2027 waterfowl hunting season. The pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) stamp will go on sale nationwide June 26, 2026, and is valid through June 30, 2027.
Availability to Post Offices:
Item 337500, 2026-2027 $25.00 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Pane of One: Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic distribution to Post Offices.
Item 337600, 2026-2027 $25.00 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Pane of 20: The 2026-2027 $25.00 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation PSA Pane of 20 will only be distributed by Stamp Fulfillment Services
Technical Specifications:
Issue: Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp
Item Number: 337500
Denomination & Type of Issue: $25.00, Special
Format: Pane of 1 (1 design)
Series: Federal Duck
Issue Date & City: June 26, 2026, Saint Augustine, FL 32092
Art Director: Valerie Fellows, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Artist: James Hautman
Modeler: Daryl DeMont
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Flexographic, Microprint
Printer: Ashton Potter
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Pane: 1
Print Quantity: 1,432,180 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Ashton Potter
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Invisible Fluorescent
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): 1.7620 x 1.2890 in. / 44.7550 x 32.7400 mm.
Overall Size (w x h): 1.8900 x 1.4170 in. / 48.0060 x 35.9920 mm.
Full Pane Size (w x h): 6.1250 x 2.6250 in. / 155.5750 x 66.6750 mm.
Plate Size: 36 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: N/A
Marginal Markings:
Front: Selvage Text: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service • 2026-2027 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp • Celebrate the conservation of America’s wildlife and natural resources. • Artist: James Hautman, Bufflehead© • If applicable, sign your stamp.
Back: Verso-text • Ordering information • Barcode • U.S. Department of the Interior logo • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service logo
Issue: Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp
Item Number: 337600
Denomination & Type of Issue: $25.00, Special
Format: Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series: Federal Duck
Issue Date & City: June 26, 2026, Saint Augustine, FL 32092
Art Director: Valerie Fellows, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Artist: James Hautman
Modeler: Daryl DeMont
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Flexographic, Microprint
Printer: Ashton Potter
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Pane: 20
Print Quantity: 47,600 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Ashton Potter
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Invisible Fluorescent
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): 1.7620 x 1.2890 in. / 44.7550 x 32.7400 mm.
Overall Size (w x h): 1.8900 x 1.4170 in. / 48.0060 x 35.9920 mm.
Full Pane Size (w x h): 8.2500 x 8.2500 in. / 209.5500 x 209.5500 mm.
Plate Size: 180 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “P” followed by five (5) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front: Selvage text: • Department of the Interior 20 x $25.00 (2 locations) • “Artist:
James Hautman, Bufflehead©” (4 locations) • Plate number (4 corners)
Back: Verso-text behind each stamp • Four barcodes • Plate position diagram (9)
Note that these are not postage stamps and are not valid for carrying mail. There was also a Junior Duck stamp for 2026-2026, which was not valid for hunting:


