The Postal Service is introducing Stamp Encore, a contest that lets the public vote to bring back a favorite stamp from the past for reprinting in 2026.
USPS employees may participate in the contest, which is part of the Postal Service’s 250th anniversary celebration.
The contest will run from Wednesday, July 23, through Tuesday, Sept. 30.
Participants can vote online at the Stamps Forever website or by printing a paper ballot and mailing it in. The website has more information, including a list of frequently asked questions.
Participants can vote as often as they wish.
The Postal Service has selected 25 stamp releases for participants to choose from:
• Art of Disney: Magic (2007)
• Batman (2015)
• Bioluminescent Life (2018)
• Bugs Bunny (1997)
• Charles M. Schulz (2022)
• Classics Forever (2016)
• DC Comics Super Heroes (2006)
• Disney Villains (2017)
• Emancipation Proclamation (2013)
• Flag Act (2018)
• Frozen Treats (2018)
• Happy Birthday (2021)
• Have a Ball! (2017)
• Heritage Breeds (2021)
• Let’s Celebrate (2020)
• Mail a Smile (2015)
• Message Monsters (2021)
• Mister Rogers (2018)
• Peanuts (2001)
• Send a Hello (2011)
• Star Trek (2016)
• Star Wars: Droids (2021)
• Total Eclipse of the Sun (2017)
• Transcontinental Railroad (2019)
• Wonder Woman (2016)
USPS plans to announce the winning stamp at the Boston 2026 World Expo, an international philatelic exhibition, in May.
