2025 Great American Stamp Show to feature U.S., U.N. first-day ceremonies

By Linn’s Staff

The 2025 Great American Stamp Show will host several first-day ceremonies during its Aug. 14-17 run at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, Ill., the American Philatelic Society announced Feb. 12.

The United States Postal Service will host first-day ceremonies on Thursday, Aug. 14, and Saturday, Aug. 16, at 11 a.m. Central Time. In addition, the USPS will conduct a special dedication on Friday, Aug. 15 at 11 a.m. Central Time.

The stamps to be featured on Thursday and Friday have not been announced, but the first-day ceremony on Saturday will be for the Luna Moth stamp, the latest issue in the Butterflies nonmachineable surcharge rate series.

In addition to the USPS ceremonies, on Thursday at 1 p.m. Central Time, the show will host a first-day ceremony for the latest Boston 2026 World Expo label.

The show will also host a United Nations Postal Administration first-day ceremony on Thursday at 3 p.m. Central Time. The U.N. issue has not been announced.

On Friday at 3 p.m. Central Time, showgoers can attend the unveiling of the 2025 issue of the Rattlesnake Island Local Post as well as an additional release, according to the APS. The time of the Rattlesnake Island ceremony may change, and further details about the additional issue will be announced later, the APS said.

For more information about the upcoming first-day ceremonies, visit the show’s website.

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