2000–Present US Sets & Series

Have you noticed? Music Icons sheets resemble 45rpm record sleeves!

We’re all familiar with the popular Music Icons Series. But have you noticed the stamp sheets are designed to look like 45rpm record sleeves?

Holiday Snowflakes Identifier

Snowflakes are the subject of this holiday stamp set, which includes four designs in four different varieties. This key will help you identify your stamps. Click here to get the complete set of 16 stamps. And click on the images for more production information and neat stories about snowflakes!

Distinguished Servicemen

The Distinguished Servicemen series honors our nation’s military heroes.

Flora and Fauna Series

The popular Flora and Fauna stamp series is fun to own – the stamps picture animals, flowers, birds, fruit and more from across our great nation. Plus the stamps come in an array of varieties, so it’s interesting to identify each one and add it to your album. U.S. #2476-78 are lithographed stamps, printed in … Read more

Weddings

Issued for the convenience of brides-to-be, these stamps are intended for use on wedding invitations and reply cards, serving as “harbingers of celebrations to come, decked out with pretty pastels, festive florals, and commemorative cakes.” In 2008, the Wedding Heart stamps of 2007 were reissued with higher denominations and different background colors. The Wedding stamp … Read more

Pixar

In 2011, digital animation pioneer Pixar celebrated its 25th anniversary. During those first 25 years, Pixar won 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, three Grammy awards, and countless other awards, honors, and recognitions.

Olympic Games

A new stamp series was unveiled in 1932, designed as a “spotlight on the sports, athletes, and host cities that carry the torch for global unity.” Olympic Games stamps quickly became collector favorites. The 1932 2¢ Winter Olympic Games stamp is the first U.S. stamp issued to commemorate the international competition. Voters chose U.S. #716 as … Read more

Lunar New Year Series

For the first time ever, the Postal Service issued a special stamp for the New Year in 1992. Printed in a new and experimental format; panes of 20 that are four-stamps-wide and five-stamps-deep, the stamp depicts a stylized rooster, referring to the Chinese year which began on January 23, 1993. Based on Chinese paper cut-outs, the … Read more

Celebrating Lunar New Year

Since its inception in 2008, the Celebrating Lunar New Year stamps have featured “bright, festive designs that mark each year of the Chinese lunar calendar — Year of the Rat, Ox, Tiger, and others.” The 2008 Chinese New Year begins February 7 as the Year of the Rat. The Chinese New Year starts with the second … Read more