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The U.S. Postal Service has announced more than 20 of the issues it plans for 2026. They include obvious choices like the Declaration of Independence, Colorado Statehood and Year of the Horse, but some surprises like Muhammad Ali and Bruce Lee. We have pictures of every announced issue.

Here's the list:

U.S. 2026 Stamp Program

Last Updated March 3: Scott catalogue numbers for Ali, Love, Colorado, Wheatley and Lunar New Year.

Here's a list of the basic rates.

USPS Limited to One Hike A Year for first-class mail and other services where it has a monopoly.

Boston 2026 Stamp Show News

Boston 2026 has obtained a ruling from the U.S. government that stamps and covers may enter the country without paying fees, including an update after the Supreme Court ruling.

Queen Elizabeth II's classic Rolls Royce (right) will anchor a special British Commonwealth exhibit — and you can help.

Following a large grant for its youth programs, Boston 2026 outlines the opportunities for schools and scout groups.

Show Unveils Medal.

Classic British Model Trains Hornby Model Railways have been part of British hobbies for more than a century. Eight of the stamps feature rolling stock, while a minisheet of four displays classic promotional materials. Read more here.

Dutch Art Students Design Stampss This year's New Dutch Design series kicks off with "Recurring Memories" — and you'll be surprised when you find out how they came up with the design: They're nostalgic for analogue photography! Read the story here. This is the first of four issues in the series this year.

Where Are The Jews on the AmRev Stamps? There will be 25 "Figures of the American Revolution" on an upcoming U.S. issue, likely issued during the Boston 2026 show, "whose ideas, leadership and sacrifices were vital to achieving American independence and shaping the new nation." Not one was Jewish. In a LloydBlog opinion piece, VSC editor-in chief Lloyd de Vries wonders why. Sure, they were a small minority even then, but some played significant roles. The majority of Colonial Jews supported the Patriot cause.

Canada's 2026 Stamp Program Canada Post isn't providing much detail. The Black History issue features hip-hop artists and there will be issues for Quebec's cabanes à sucre (sugar shacks), blood donations, wolves, jack o' lanterns, Chinese-Canadian undercover agents and the Royal Canadian Legion (left), plus new entries in the Truth & Reconciliation, flowers, Eid, Diwali, Hanukkah and Christmas series. See the initial announcement.

Tech Exec Appointed To CSAC Susana Rodriguez de Tembleque is joining the USPS Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, the panel that helps choose stamp subjects and designs. She is currently vice president of design for IBM’s data platform and has worked for Apple, too.

APS Personnel Changes With a new executive director, some changes were perhaps inevitable.

The USA's major stamp collecting organization hired both a CFO and an Operations VP. The latter is a familiar face.

The APS is looking for a new Education Director.

The society now has a Director of Technology and Innovation

FDC Cachet Catalogues Republished Long out of print and hard to find, the Mellone first day cover cachet catalogues have been republished in digital form by the American First Day Cover Society. They cover issues from 1901 through the 1950s, and the 1960s catalogue is on the way. (Don't worry, you can also get "hard copies.") Details are here.

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Want to Know What Other Collectors Think? The Virtual Stamp Club has its own comments section as well as a Facebook Group. Or visit the former home of The VSC (1996-2013), now called The Stamp Collecting Forum.

Quotable: "For students, this is both portfolio and practical experience: an official stamp on their CV that the Netherlands will use for postage. Education and practice merge here."
— Faculty mentor Nicole Uniquole, on the "New Dutch Design" stamps

Last Updated March 3