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2026 U.S. Stamp Program

Dec 23, 2025, 3 PM

Jan. 9, Angel’s Trumpets. Two 4¢ definitive stamps (one design), pane of 20, coil of 10,000; Kenosha, WI 53140; Linn’s Jan. 5, page 6; USPS item no. 129504 (pane), 762904 (coil), 762915 (strip of 500 from coil), 129516 (pane FDC at $1.40), 762916 (coil FDC at $1.40).

*Jan. 13, Love Birds. Four (78¢) forever commemorative stamps; pane of 20; Kansas City, MO 64108; Linn’s Jan. 12, page 6; USPS item No. 582104 (pane), 582116 (set of four FDCs at $5.44), 582121 (set of four color postmark FDCs at $8.84).

*Jan. 15, Muhammad Ali. Two (78¢) forever commemorative stamps; pane of 20; Louisville, KY 40231; USPS item No. 487604 (pane), 487616 (set of two FDCs at $2.72), 487621 (set of two color postmark FDCs at $4.42).

Jan. 24, Colorado Statehood. Single (78¢) forever commemorative stamp; pane of 20; Denver, CO 80299.

Jan. 29, Phillis Wheatley. Single (78¢) forever commemorative stamp, pane of 20; Black Heritage series; Boston, MA 80299.

January/February?, Crab Nebula. Single Priority Mail definitive stamp, pane of four.

January/February?, Galaxy Pair. Single Priority Mail Express definitive stamp, pane of four.

Feb. 3, Year of the Horse. Single (78¢) forever commemorative stamp, pane of 20; Lunar New Year series; Houston, TX 77201.

Feb. 18, Bruce Lee. Single (78¢) forever commemorative stamp, pane of 20; Seattle, WA 98109.

Feb. 28, Harriet Powers. Four (78¢) forever commemorative stamps; pane of 20; Washington, DC 20066.

March 13, Lowriders. Five (78¢) forever commemorative stamps; pane of 15; San Diego, CA 92199.

March 14, Sunflowers. Single (78¢) forever stamp, double-sided pane of 20; Strongsville, OH 44136.

?, A Day at the Beach. Four (78¢) forever stamp, double-sided pane of 20.

?, Figures of the American Revolution. Twenty-five (78¢) forever commemorative stamps: Abigail Adams, John Adams, Agwalondonwgas (Good Peter), James Armistead, Cornplanter, John Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin, Elizabeth Freeman (Mumbet), Bernardo de Gálvez, Nathanael Greene, Alexander Hamilton, Lemuel Haynes, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Marquis de Lafayette, James Madison, Thomas Paine, Esther De Berdt Reed, Paul Revere, Deborah Sampson, Baron von Steuben, Mercy Otis Warren, George Washington; pane of 25.

?, Route 66. Eight (78¢) forever commemorative stamps; pane of 16.

?, Bald Eagle. Five (78¢) forever commemorative stamps; pane of 20.

?, American Bison. Single (78¢) forever commemorative stamp; pane of 16.

?, International Peace. Single (78¢) forever commemorative stamp; pane of 20.

?, Declaration of Independence. Single (78¢) forever commemorative stamp; pane of 20.

?, Sarah Orne Jewett. Single ($1.36) 3-ounce rate stamp, pane of 20, Literary Arts series.

?, Squirrels & Chipmunks in Winter. Four (78¢) forever stamp, double-sided pane of 20.

*Asterisks precede entries with new or changed information. New/changed information is presented in bold italics.

Stamp printing contractors are identified in the listings using the following abbreviations: AP (Ashton Potter USA Ltd.), and BCA (Banknote Corporation of America).

Details of each issue listed in this program are given in the cited issues of Linn’s. Stamps are self-adhesive unless otherwise noted.