{"id":19841,"date":"2025-10-29T15:50:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T19:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=19841"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:13:43","slug":"a-day-at-the-beach-u-s-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=19841","title":{"rendered":"A Day at the Beach (U.S. 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>From the USPS on October 29, 2025:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19819\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach-234x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach-117x150.png 117w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #0089c3;\">For millions of Americans, the beach is the ultimate vacation. Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, says these stamps were inspired by her annual summertime trips to beaches in New England. \u201cThese little snapshots are reminiscent of those experiences \u2014 a break from busy lives and demands throughout the year,\u201d she says. Noyes was drawn to the vitality and \u201cfresh, bold spontaneity\u201d that Gregory Manchess brings to the oil paintings shown on the stamps. \u201cHe captures the essence of the subject, even at a very small scale,\u201d she says. \u201cGreg has managed to make these scenes instantly recognizable with just the right amount of visual information.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>More details will be posted below the line, with the most recent information at the top.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr width=\"50%\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0089c3;\"><strong>Updated May 29<sup>th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe Scott catalogue numbers for this issue are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6070 Sand Castle<\/li>\n<li>6071 Seagull<\/li>\n<li>6072 Bicycle<\/li>\n<li>6073 Person Reading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0089c3;\"><strong>Updated April 30<sup>th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0089c3;\"><strong>Technical Specifications:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Issue: A Day at the Beach Stamps<br \/>\nItem Number: 685900<br \/>\nDenomination &amp; Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever\u00ae<br \/>\nFormat: Double-sided Booklet of 20 (4 designs)<br \/>\nSeries: N\/A<br \/>\nIssue Date &amp; City: April 24, 2026, Burlingame, CA 94011<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-19819\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach-117x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"117\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach-117x150.png 117w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 117px) 100vw, 117px\" \/><\/a>Art Director: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC<br \/>\nDesigner: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC<br \/>\nArtist: Gregory Manchess<br \/>\nModeler: Sandra Lane \/ Michelle Finn<br \/>\nManufacturing Process: Offset<br \/>\nPrinter: Banknote Corporation of America<br \/>\nPress Type: Alprinta 74<br \/>\nStamps per Booklet: 20<br \/>\nPrint Quantity: 125,000,000<br \/>\nPaper Type: Phosphor, Block Tag<br \/>\nColors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black<br \/>\nAdhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive<br \/>\nStamp Orientation: Vertical<br \/>\nImage Area (w x h): 0.7700 x 1.0500 in. \/ 19.5580 x 26.6700 mm.<br \/>\nStamp Size (w x h): 0.9100 x 1.1900 in. \/ 23.1140 x 30.2260 mm.<br \/>\nBooklet Size (w x h): 5.7600 x 2.3800 in. \/ 146.3040 x 60.4520 mm.<br \/>\nPlate Size: 800 stamps per revolution<br \/>\nPlate Number: \u201cB\u201d followed by four (4) single digits<br \/>\nMarginal Markings: Header: A Day at the Beach \u2022 Twenty First-Class\u2122 Forever\u00ae Stamps \u2022 \u00a9 2025 USPS in peel strip area \u2022 Barcode \u2022 USPS logo \u2022 Promotional text \u2022 Plate number in peel strip area<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0089c3;\"><strong>Updated March 30<sup>th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nHere are the first-day postmarks for this issue: <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beach_dcp_vsc.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20470\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beach_dcp_vsc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"992\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beach_dcp_vsc.png 992w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beach_dcp_vsc-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beach_dcp_vsc-150x111.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beach_dcp_vsc-406x300.png 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a>The Digital Color Postmark measures 3.0&#8243; x 1.4&#8243; <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beach_bw_vsc.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20469\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beach_bw_vsc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1070\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beach_bw_vsc.png 1070w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beach_bw_vsc-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beach_bw_vsc-1024x321.png 1024w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beach_bw_vsc-150x47.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beach_bw_vsc-500x157.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/><\/a>There is no pictorial postmark for this issue. However, there will be a show cancel (WESTPEX) for that date.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0089c3;\"><strong>Updated March 26<sup>th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAlthough the first-day postmarks were shown in the <em>Postal Bulletin<\/em> a week ago, I&#8217;m told they are not yet finalized and so the larger, clearer versions are not yet available for us.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0089c3;\"><strong>Updated March 19<sup>th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nOn April 24, 2026, in Burlingame, CA, the United States Postal Service\u00ae will issue the A Day at the Beach stamps (Forever\u00ae priced at the First-Class Mail\u00ae rate), in four designs, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19819\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach-234x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach-117x150.png 117w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a>in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 685900). These stamps will go on sale nationwide April 24, 2026, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.<\/p>\n<p>A Day at the Beach celebrates the simple joys of a coastal escape with four new stamps in a booklet of 20. One stamp captures the magic of a sandcastle taking shape, another shows a seagull perched on a wooden piling, a third features a bicycle parked near the shore, and a fourth portrays a reader lounging under a colorful beach umbrella. Artist Gregory Manchess used oil on board to create the art. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps.<\/p>\n<p>No automatic distribution.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0089c3;\"><strong>How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe first-day-of-issue postmark is a postmark notating the day a stamp is first authorized for use by the Postal Service\u2122. 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-19819\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach-117x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"117\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach-117x150.png 117w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s_beach.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 117px) 100vw, 117px\" \/><\/a>Color Postmark identified. All orders must be postmarked by August 24, 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #0089c3;\"><strong>FDOI \u2013 A Day at the Beach Stamps<br \/>\nUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services<br \/>\n8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300<br \/>\nKansas City, MO 64144-9900<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Technical specifications are not yet available.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0089c3;\"><strong>Updated February 17<sup>th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThese stamps will be issued April 24 in Burlingame, Calif., with a local ceremony (WESTPEX stamp show).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the USPS on October 29, 2025: For millions of Americans, the beach is the ultimate vacation. Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, says these stamps were inspired by her annual summertime trips to beaches in New England. \u201cThese &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=19841\">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-19841","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\/19841","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=19841"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20738,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19841\/revisions\/20738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}