Heritage Collection 26

Rung in 1776 to announce the reading of the Declaration of Independence, the Liberty Bell is a national symbol of freedom. Every July 4th, descendants of the signers of the Declaration gather at Li...

There is something about barns that makes every American stop and reflect for a moment.  There are modern barns with elaborate designs, simple buildings that get the job done, and historic marvels ...

America’s lighthouses have been guiding mariners to safety for 300 years. Their styles, locations, and construction methods differ, but their purpose is the same: to light the way through treachero...

The stamp art features a black-and-white ink-on-paper portrait of Wheatley by Kerry James Marshall, who imagines her later in life, working on her second, unpublished book of poems. The design reca...

Four new stamps honor quiltmaker Harriet Powers (1837–1910), a formerly enslaved woman who stitched works that are celebrated as masterpieces of American folk art and storytelling. Just two of her ...

Four new stamps in a pane of 20 showcase original paintings of four Native American powwow dancers by Cochiti Pueblo artist Mateo Romero. The dances featured are Crow Hop, Women’s Traditional, Wome...

Every stamp has a tale to tell, but 250 Years of Delivering goes about storytelling in a manner never before employed on postage stamps. The artwork on this pane relates a familiar story told in a ...

Honor the musician who helped shape the rhythm and blues of New Orleans with the Allen Toussaint stamp, the 2025 issuance in the Black Heritage series.A pianist, singer, songwriter, composer, arran...

Featuring digital illustrations, these two intaglio-printed stamps resemble vintage engravings as a way to pay homage to stamps issued in the 19th and early 20th centuries. One of the two stamps de...

Issued to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the first Shakers in America, the stamps are arranged in three rows of four stamps each. The first row showcases, from left to right,...

Honor a civil rights pioneer and the first African American woman known to have argued a case before the United States Supreme Court with the new Constance Baker Motley stamp. The 47th stamp in the...

Experience the wonder of the American West through the lens of one of America’s most iconic photographers, Ansel Adams (1902-1984). This pane of 16 stamps features some of Adams’ most famous images...