Postal Service Announces 15 New Issuances for 2027

Halloween is in the rearview mirror, but there are more treats to come. One of the sweetest surprises of the season is a first look at some of the new stamps coming from the U.S. Postal Service in the year ahead. A November 9 press release reveals 15 beautiful new issuances, and more will be announced later.

While all the new stamps accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative (thanks, 1996 stamp honoree Johnny Mercer!), several of them double down by focusing specifically on celebrations and love. Others raise up remarkable Americans who have contributed to our rich heritage. Two cherished heroes from the sports world are among those being honored on stamps in 2027.

New issuances will also showcase some of our favorite holidays — and some of our most beloved imaginary creatures.

It goes without saying that new patriotic stamps are on the horizon, too. Keep reading to learn more!

2027 Stamps Feting Love and Joy

One look at the bright, new Celebrate Forever® stamp will raise your spirits and maybe even put you in the mood to plan a party. This eye-popping gem is perfect for invitations and cards for almost any special occasion, from birthdays and anniversaries to engagements, weddings, new jobs, and retirements. Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp with artist Jason Gottlieb.

Three interrelated new stamps feature elegant calligraphic designs. Artist Nina Tran used the Copperplate style of lettering to create the stamps’ central imagery, reminiscent of a bygone era when decorative handwriting was an art form. USPS art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps.

Planning an event? The You’re Invited • For All Occasions Forever® stamp will give you a variety of choices for your envelopes. This stamp will be sold in panes of 10 in four different colors — lavender, red, blue, and gold — so let your mood guide you in choosing the right version for invitations to weddings, birthdays, showers, graduations, holiday get-togethers, or any other festive occasion.

While really almost any stamp might be a good choice for wedding invitations, the You're Invited • Wedding Edition two-ounce stamp in gold foil is the perfect choice, especially for more formal nuptials. This stamp can accommodate the heavier weight of an invitation with enclosures, and it goes well with the coordinating With Love Forever® stamp for the RSVP card. The With Love stamp is also a great option for Valentine’s Day, Mothers Day, and Fathers Day cards, as well as letters and notes for any occasion when you want to express affection.

Then again, you might choose the 2027 Love Forever® stamp. Influenced by the pared-down color palettes and symbolism of folk art, artist and stamp designer Lisa Congdon organized the stamp design on a grid with simple and bright colors using geometric shapes and other symbols that evoke joy, including a rainbow, a sun, and a pinwheel spinning in the breeze. Greg Breeding served as USPS art director for these stamps.

You can’t go wrong with flowers! Each of the four Forever® stamps in the Colorful Blooms issuance showcases a close-up, abstract illustration by Magrikie Berg of a flower rendered in a mix of watercolor, providing a translucent, ethereal quality, and gouache for opaque touches. USPS art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps.

2027 Stamps Saluting Extraordinary People

In her 38 years at the helm of the University of Tennessee women’s basketball program, Pat Summitt (1952–2016) led her team to 1,098 victories and eight national championships. Demanding, disciplined, and fiercely competitive, Summitt pushed her players to excel on and off the court. Her success helped elevate women’s basketball nationally while raising expectations for how women athletes and their coaches should be supported. The stamp art features an oil-on-primed-linen portrait of Summitt created by Roberto Parada. Ethel Kessler, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp.

Often called the greatest all-around baseball player ever, Willie Mays (1931–2024) is celebrated with the 50th stamp in the Black Heritage series. Known for his elite defense, he won 12 Gold Glove Awards. The stamp design pays homage to classic baseball cards. It features two photos: a portrait of Mays during his time with the New York Giants and a shot of him making “The Catch,” considered baseball’s most famous play. The orange background of the stamp is a reference to the color that followed Mays through his career, from the New York and San Francisco Giants to the New York Mets. USPS art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp with photographs from Getty Images.

2027 Stamps Exploring the Realm of the Imagination

Featuring dreamlike scenes that suggest a gentle forest of enchantment and peace, the new Unicorns Forever® stamps celebrate the legendary creatures that hold the promise of magic to those who have the rare good fortune to encounter them. The pane of 16 stamps features four scenes of unicorns by Kendra Binney, whose mixed-media artwork employs watercolor, acrylic, pencil, and digital effects. Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps.

America’s many folkloric animals reflect our love of the unknown. To celebrate the nation’s Mythical Creatures, USPS will issue five different Forever® stamps depicting some favorites. At festivals in Mothman’s native West Virginia, attendees often wear “spooky-cute” costumes to evoke this increasingly popular cryptid — a flying, red-eyed, human-sized being first reported in 1966. The Jackalope leapt into Western legend after taxidermist brothers in Wyoming created the antlered rabbit mashup in the 1930s. In old Pennsylvania lumbermen’s lore, the self-conscious Squonk wept constantly; today it’s a beloved symbol of anxiety. Sasquatch, also known as Bigfoot, leaves an outsized impression on the culture — elusive but everywhere, even beyond its Pacific Northwest habitat. Champ, a lake monster of centuries-old legend, has become the mascot for the Lake Champlain region of New York and Vermont. Artist Nat Power digitally drew the creatures and icons representing their environments in bold black linework and vivid colors reminiscent of her tattoo-design work. USPS art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps.

2027 Stamps Hailing Holidays

In early 2027, USPS will honor the Year of the Goat with the eighth stamp in its third Lunar New Year series. Traditionally associated with new beginnings and the coming of spring, Lunar New Year is one of the world’s most widely celebrated holidays. For this series, artist Camille Chew created cut-paper masks representing the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. USPS art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp using Sally Andersen-Bruce’s photograph of the Year of the Goat mask.

On Halloween, when the night comes alive and the frightening feels fun, children — and the kids in all of us — seek out eerie sights and sounds, concoct scary costumes, and revel in pretending to be what they’re not. These new Forever® stamps bring us back to the delightful frights of a childhood Halloween with fun, friendly depictions by Erick Martinez of a vampire, a witch, a mummy, and Frankenstein’s monster. USPS art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps.

2027 Patriotic Stamps, Continuing a Long Tradition

As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Stars and Stripes in 2027, USPS continues its long tradition of honoring the flag of the United States of America. The photograph featured on the U.S. Flag (2027) Forever® stamp was taken at Virginia’s historic Alexandria City Hall by USPS art director Antonio Alcalá, who also designed the stamp.

The Postal Service will also celebrate the nation's founding motto, E Pluribus Unum — Latin for “Out of many, one” — incorporated into the Great Seal of the United States in 1782, even before the Revolutionary War officially ended. Since 1883, the Statue of Liberty has stood as a lasting symbol of that ideal. By pairing the motto with an image of Lady Liberty, formed by various-size red and blue dots against a white background, this new Forever® stamp reminds us of the values Americans share. USPS art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp.

2027 Stamps Elevating Health and Wellness

Celebrate the beauty and health benefits of vegetables with this booklet of 20 Forever® stamps featuring 10 different close-up photographs of artfully styled garden produce: a red onion, Savoy cabbage, red cabbage, purple cauliflower, beech mushrooms, purple asparagus, an artichoke, a fairy tale eggplant, rhubarb, and a watermelon radish — in short, a delicious feast for the eyes. USPS art director Ethel Kessler designed the Veggies Forever stamps with existing photographs by award-winning food photographer Renée Comet.

A new semipostal, Cure Childhood Cancers, will support biomedical research aimed at improving survival for children and adolescents with cancer, and developing safer, less toxic treatments that reduce short- and long-term side effects. While childhood cancer is rare, about 15,000 American children and adolescents receive cancer diagnoses annually, and it is the leading cause of disease-related death for children post-infancy. Net proceeds from the surcharge on the issuance will be donated to the National Institutes of Health for childhood cancer research. USPS art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp with original artwork by Chuck Styles.