{"id":19574,"date":"2025-07-24T14:27:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=19574"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:27:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:27:50","slug":"want-to-see-an-encore-for-a-favorite-u-s-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=19574","title":{"rendered":"Want To See An Encore for a Favorite U.S. Issue?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><em>[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 21px; color: #333399;\"><strong>USPS Stamp Encore Voting Open Now<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399; font-size: 18px;\"><em>Vote for your favorite stamp to be reissued in 2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Postal Service is excited to announce the Stamp Encore Contest. To celebrate the organization\u2019s 250th anniversary, and gear up to celebrate the <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/encore_voting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19572\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/encore_voting-300x168.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/encore_voting-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/encore_voting-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/encore_voting-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/encore_voting.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>country\u2019s 250th anniversary, the public is invited to select a stamp pane from the past for re-printing as part of the 2026 Stamp program.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service chose 25 stamp panes from some of its bestselling and most popular stamp issuances of the recent past. Voting is open through Sept. 30, both online and by mail. You can view the official rules and vote online at <a href=\"http:\/\/stampsforever.com\/vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stampsforever.com\/vote<\/a>, or print a paper ballot from the website and mail it in.<\/p>\n<p>This is an open invitation \u2014 everyone is welcome, and you can vote as many times as you want.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service plans to announce the winning stamp design in May 2026 at the Boston 2026 World Expo to coincide with America\u2019s 250th anniversary celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Until then, the results will be a secret.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>List of stamps:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33%\">Art of Disney: Magic (2007)<br \/>\nBugs Bunny (1997)<br \/>\nDC Comics Super Heroes (2006)<br \/>\nFlag Act of 1818 (2018)<br \/>\nHave a Ball! (2017)<br \/>\nMail a Smile (2015)<br \/>\nPeanuts (2001)<br \/>\nStar Wars: Droids (2021)<br \/>\nWonder Woman (2016<\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">Batman (2015)<br \/>\nCharles M. Schulz (2022)<br \/>\nDisney Villains (2017)<br \/>\nFrozen Treats (2018)<br \/>\nHeritage Breeds (2021)<br \/>\nMessage Monsters (2021)<br \/>\nSend a Hello (2011)<br \/>\nTotal Eclipse of the Sun (2017)<\/td>\n<td>Bioluminescent Life (2018)<br \/>\nClassics Forever (2016)<br \/>\nEmancipation Proclamation (2013)<br \/>\nHappy Birthday (2021)<br \/>\nLet\u2019s Celebrate (2020)<br \/>\nMister Rogers (2018)<br \/>\nStar Trek (2016)<br \/>\nTranscontinental Railroad (2019)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions] USPS Stamp Encore Voting Open Now Vote for your favorite stamp to be reissued in 2026 WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Postal Service is excited to announce the Stamp Encore &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=19574\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-us-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19575,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19574\/revisions\/19575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}