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<\/a>For the first time since 2021, the Postal Service will issue a stamp designed especially for birthday invitations, cards, letters and packages. \u201cI am excited that we are issuing new Happy Birthday stamps. Many customers have submitted ideas for occasion-specific stamps such as these and we are pleased to be able to fulfill this request from the public,\u201d said Lisa Bobb-Semple, USPS stamp services director. Lisa Congdon designed the stamp using her own artwork. The project was art directed by Greg Breeding.<\/span><\/p>\nThis stamp will be issued April 18 in Providence, RI. Additional information will appear below the line, with the most recent at the top.<\/p>\n
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Updated May<\/span> 29th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span> Updated May<\/span> 20th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span> Updated April<\/span> 15th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span> Issue: Happy Birthday Stamp Updated April<\/span> 12th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span> Updated March<\/span> 30th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span> Updated March<\/span> 26th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span> Updated March<\/span> 19th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span> For the first time in five years, USPS\u00ae will issue a stamp designed especially for birthday invitations, cards, letters, and packages. The stamp features an illustration of an oversized white birthday cake with bright and colorful candles and capital letters spelling out HAPPY BIRTH DAY! on three lines. Lisa Congdon designed and illustrated the stamp. Greg Breeding was the art director.<\/p>\n No automatic distribution.<\/p>\n How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:<\/strong><\/span> FDOI \u2013 Happy Birthday Stamp Technical specifications are not yet available.<\/p>\n Updated March<\/span> 10th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span> What:<\/strong><\/span> The U.S. Postal Service is commemorating the annual celebration that everyone enjoys with a new Happy Birthday stamp. The stamp will be released at the first Perfect The first-day-of-issue event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n When:<\/strong><\/span> Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 11 a.m. Eastern<\/p>\n Where:<\/strong><\/span> Track 15<\/a> [a restaurant] RSVP:<\/strong><\/span> Attendees are encouraged to register at usps.com\/happybirthdaystamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n Background:<\/strong><\/span> The new Happy Birthday stamp will be the fifth stamp issued by the Postal Service specifically designed to light up birthday invitations, cards, letters and packages. As a Forever stamp, it will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.<\/p>\n News about the stamp is being shared with the hashtag #HappyBirthdayStamp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Announced by the USPS on February 17, 2026: For the first time since 2021, the Postal Service will issue a stamp designed especially for birthday invitations, cards, letters and packages. \u201cI am excited that we are issuing new Happy Birthday … Continue reading
\nThe Scott catalogue number for this issue is 6069.<\/p>\n
\nThe Technical Details incorrectly provided a size for this issue’s press sheets. There were no press sheets for this issue. That information has now been deleted from the list below.<\/p>\n
\nTechnical Specifications:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\nItem Number: 582200
\nDenomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever\u00ae
\nFormat: Pane of 20 (1 design)
\n<\/a>Series: N\/A
\nIssue Date & City: April 18, 2026, Providence, RI 02904
\nArt Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
\nDesigner: Lisa Congdon, Portland, OR
\nArtist:: Lisa Congdon, Portland, OR
\nModeler: Sandra Lane \/ Michelle Finn
\nManufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
\nPrinter: Banknote Corporation of America
\nPress Type: Alprinta 74
\nStamps per Pane: 20
\nPrint Quantity: 40,000,000 stamps
\nPaper Type: Phosphor, Block Tag
\nAdhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
\nColors: Custom Blue, Magenta, Yellow, Black
\nStamp Orientation: Vertical
\nImage Area (w x h): 0.7700 x 1.0500 in. \/ 19.5580 x 26.6700 mm.
\nOverall Size (w x h): 0.9100 x 1.1900 in. \/ 23.1140 x 30.2260 mm.
\nFull Pane Size (w x h): 5.7600 x 5.5500 in. \/ 146.3040 x 140.9700 mm.
\n<\/a>Plate Size: 320 stamps per revolution
\nPlate Number: \u201cB\u201d followed by four (4) single digits
\nMarginal Markings:
\nFront: Plate number in four corners of pane
\nBack: \u00a9 2026 USPS \u2022 USPS logo \u2022 Two barcodes (582200) \u2022 Plate position diagram (8) \u2022 Promotional text<\/p>\n
\nThe philatelic products for this issue include wrapping paper, four designs, 24″x36″, for $18.95<\/p>\n
\nHere are the first-day postmarks for this issue: <\/a>The Digital Color Postmark measures 2.91″ x 1.43″<\/a>The Pictorial Postmark measures 2.50″ x 1.18″<\/p>\n
\nAlthough the first-day postmarks were shown in the Postal Bulletin<\/em> a week ago, I’m told they are not yet finalized and so the larger, clearer versions are not yet available for us.<\/p>\n
\nOn April 18, 2026, in Providence, RI, the United States Postal Service\u00ae will issue the <\/a>Happy Birthday stamp (Forever\u00ae priced at the First-Class Mail\u00ae rate), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 582200). This stamp will go on sale nationwide April 18, 2026, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.<\/p>\n
\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>Color Postmark identified. All orders must be postmarked by August 18, 2026.<\/p>\n
\nUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
\n8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
\nKansas City, MO 64144-9900<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n[ceremony details] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]<\/em><\/span>
\nThe Postal Service Says Happy Birthday!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Pairing Pop-Up Party \u2014 an event that is being planned and hosted by the Greeting Card Association.<\/p>\n
\n1 Union Station
\nProvidence, RI 02903<\/p>\n