May 18, 2021

Release Dates, First-Day-of-Issue Locations Announced for Upcoming 2021 Stamps

United States Postal Service Announces Release Dates for Upcoming 2021 Stamps

Name of Stamp

Release, Ceremony Date

City

State

Tap Dance

July 10

New York

NY

Western Wear*

July 23

Abilene

TX

Ursula K. Le Guin 3 ounce

July 27

Portland

OR

Raven Story

July 30

Juneau

AK

Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses

Aug. 6

Highlands

NJ

Missouri Statehood

Aug. 10

Jefferson City

MO

Backyard Games

Aug. 12

Rosemont

IL

Happy Birthday*

Sept. 9

Toast

NC

Message Monsters

Sept. 24

Topeka

KS

Day of the Dead

Sept. 30

El Paso

TX

A Visit From St. Nick

Oct. 7

Santa Claus

IN

Otters in Snow*

Oct. 12

Otter

MT

* No ceremony

Local COVID-19 restrictions may require virtual first-day-of-issue ceremonies or no ceremony at all. Virtual events will be posted on the Postal Service’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Additional information will be provided later.

Customers may preorder and purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shop, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic, or at Post Office locations nationwide.

The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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