Announced November 20, 2018. The most recent information will appear after the large illustration and the introductory description from the USPS. The Postal Service celebrates USS Missouri (BB-63), America’s last battleship, with the issuance of a commemorative stamp in 2019, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of Missouri’s commissioning on June 11, 1944. The stamp art depicts Missouri in the disruptive camouflage she wore from her commissioning until a refit in early 1945. Missouri earned numerous combat awards and citations during her decades of service, which include World War II, the Korean War and Operation Desert Storm. She played a momentous role when she hosted the ceremony marking Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II. Designed by art director Greg Breeding, the stamp features a digital illustration by Dan Cosgrove.

This stamp will be issued June 11, 2019 in Honolulu HI.

Updated May 11th: [press release]
U.S. Postal Service Honors Battleship USS Missouri with a Forever Stamp

What: The U.S. Postal Service celebrates the USS Missouri (BB-63) with a Forever stamp. The famed American battleship is being honored to coincide with the 75th anniversary of her commissioning on June 11, 1944. The battleship was affectionately nicknamed “Mighty Mo,” and had one of the most historic roles during World War II. On Sept. 2, 1945, military officials from the Allied powers and imperial Japan convened on her deck and signed the documents confirming Japan’s surrender and ending the war.

News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtags #USSMissouriStamps.

Who: USPS Acting Enterprise Analytics Vice President Jeffrey C. Johnson
USS Missouri Memorial Foundation President and CEO Mike Carr
Rear Adm. Brian P. Fort, U.S. Navy Region Hawaii
Rear Adm. Samuel Cox, U.S. Navy (Retired), Director, Naval History and Heritage Command, Curator of the Navy

When: Tuesday, June 11, at 11 a.m. HST

Where: Battleship Missouri Memorial
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, HI 96818

RSVP: Dedication ceremony attendees are required to RSVP and determine access requirements at usps.com/ussmissouri

Background:
The stamp art depicts Missouri from a low vantage point almost at sea level, cutting through the water at a moderate speed commensurate with entering or leaving port. Large and imposing in the frame, Missouri is shown in the disruptive camouflage she wore from her commissioning until a refit in early 1945. Clouds loom in the background, tinged with gold and rose from the sun’s rays.

Designed by art director Greg Breeding, the stamp features a digital illustration created by Dan Cosgrove.

The USS Missouri stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp and will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.

Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shop, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724), by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide.

From the May 9th Postal Bulletin:

On June 11, 2019, in Honolulu, HI, the U.S. Postal Service will issue the USS Missouri stamp (Forever priced at the First-Class Mail rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps (Item 478700). The stamp will go on sale nationwide June 11, 2019, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

The U.S. Postal Service celebrates USS Missouri (BB-63), America’s last battleship, with the issuance of a commemorative stamp in 2019, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the Missouri’s commissioning on June 11, 1944. The stamp art depicts the Missouri in the disruptive camouflage she wore from her commissioning until a refit in early 1945. The Missouri earned numerous combat awards and citations during her decades of service, which include World War II, the Korean War, and Operation Desert Storm. She played a momentous role when she hosted the ceremony marking Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II. Designed by art director Greg Breeding, the stamp features a digital illustration by Dan Cosgrove.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 478700, USS Missouri (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) Commemorative Pane of 20 Stamps. Stamp Fulfillment Services will make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices of a quantity to cover approximately 30 days of sales.

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:
Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office or at The Postal Store website at usps.com/shop. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:

FDOI – USS Missouri Stamp
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900

After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service™ will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by October 11, 2019.

Technical Specifications:

Issue: USS Missouri Stamp
Item Number: 478700
Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: June 11, 2019, Honolulu, HI 96818
Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Designer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Typographer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Artist: Dan Cosgrove, Chicago, IL
Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type: Alprinta 74
Stamps per Pane: 20
Print Quantity: 20,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Phosphor, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Banknote Corporation of America
Colors: Cool Gray 8, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.84 x 1.42 in/21.336 x 36.068 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 0.98 x 1.56 in/24.892 x 39.624 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 6 x 8.25 in/152.4 x 209.55 mm
Press Sheet Size (w x h): 18 x 24.75 in/457.2 x 628.65 mm
Plate Size: 180 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “B” followed by five (5) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front: Footer: USS Missouri • Plate numbers in top corners
Back: ©2018 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (478700) • Plate position diagram • Promotional text

Updated May 24th:
Here are the first-day postmarks for this issue: The Digital Color Postmark measures 2.40″x1.46″ The B&W pictorial postmark measures 2.90″x1.47″

Updated August 7th:
The Scott catalogue number for this issue is 5392.