BURLINGAME, CA — The U.S. Postal Service is sharing one of summer’s greatest pleasures — A Day at the Beach — with its latest set of stamps, which were released today at the WESTPEX Stamp Show.

The four designs celebrate the simple joys of a coastal escape. One captures the magic of a sandcastle taking shape, another shows a seagull perched on a wooden piling, a third features a bicycle parked near the shore, and a fourth displays a reader lounging under a colorful beach umbrella.

For millions of Americans, the beach is the ultimate escape — no matter how you spend your time by the shore, the memories last long after you’ve shaken the sand from your shoes.

Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps with original art by Gregory Manchess. The stamp designs were inspired by Noyes’ annual summer trips to beaches in New England.

A Day at the Beach stamps are being issued in booklets of 20. As Forever stamps, they will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.

Postal Products

Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through The Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic, or at Post Office locations nationwide. For officially licensed stamp products, shop the USPS Officially Licensed Collection on Amazon. Additional information on stamps, first-day-of-issue ceremonies and stamp-inspired products can be found at stampsforever.com.

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