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On June 25, 2026, in Edgartown, MA, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Summer Sunset stamp (Non-denominated, priced at the Nonprofit Organization Rate of 5 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 752300) and a PSA coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 763100).This stamp will go on sale nationwide June 25, 2026, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
Summer Sunset is a nondenominated, nonprofit-price stamp intended for bulk mailings by authorized nonprofit organizations. The stamp art features an oil painting of a brilliant sunset in Menemsha, a fishing village in the town of Chilmark on Martha’s Vineyard, MA. The art creates an eye-catching image of a sunset over water. Summer Sunset will be issued in coils of 3,000 and 10,000. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp with an existing painting by artist Rachael Cassiani.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps before the first-day-of-issue through SFS Web at sfsweb.usps.gov.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps before the FDOI through SFS Web at sfsweb.usps.gov.
The first-day-of-issue postmark is a postmark notating the day a stamp is first authorized for use by the Postal Service™. Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. All requests for first-day-of-issue postmarks (Traditional or Digital Color Postmark) must be sent to the following address with the choice of Traditional or Digital Color Postmark identified. All orders must be postmarked by October 25, 2026.
FDOI – Summer Sunset Stamp
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900
Customers may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™ or from the USA Philatelic catalog. They must affix the stamps with sufficient postage to meet First-Class Mail® requirements to envelopes of their choice, address envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope and mail to the above address.
After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50.
Customers can also submit collectable paper items or memorabilia of their choice for a black and white cancelation. The request must include packaging large enough to accommodate their canceled items along with sufficient postage affixed for the return of their postmarked item.
If the canceled item is not mailable by First-Class, and return packaging with postage is not provided, the order must include a way to contact the customer for payment. Payment for quantities greater than 50 cancels and/or postage for shipping must be submitted by check, money order, or credit card.
Only select stamp issues offer a digital color postmark. Digital color postmarks can only be affixed to paper products. Customers may submit #6 or #10 envelopes constructed of paper rated as “laser safe.” The Postal Service recommends envelopes of 80-pound Accent Opaque, acid-free, 9/16-inch side seams with no glue on the flap. The maximum size of all digital color postmarks is 2 inches (vertically) by 4 inches (horizontally). Allow sufficient space on the envelope to accommodate the postmark. Do not use self-adhesive labels for addresses on the envelope. Two test envelopes must be included. There is a 50-cent charge per postmark at the time of servicing. Customers must submit a check, money order, or credit card for payment.
The Postal Service reserves the right to not accept hand-painted and other cachet envelopes that are not compatible with our digital color postmark equipment. The Postal Service also reserves the right to substitute traditional black rubber postmarks if use of non-specified envelopes results in poor image quality or damage to equipment.
Customers must affix the stamps to the envelopes and address them to themselves or others for return through the mail. Or they may include an additional self-addressed return envelope, large enough to accommodate their canceled items, with sufficient postage affixed for return of their postmarked items.
After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes to the customer by U.S. Mail®.
The Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancelation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the USA Philatelic catalog and online at store.usps.com/store/home. Customers may register to receive a free USA Philatelic catalog online at usps.com/philatelic.
Locally produced items are not authorized. Only merchandise that has been approved and assigned an item number by Headquarters Retail Marketing may be produced and sold.
Issue:
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Summer Sunset Stamp
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Item Number:
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752300
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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Nondenominated Nonprofit (5-cent value)
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Format:
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Coil of 3,000 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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June 25, 2026, Edgartown, MA 02539
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Art Director:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Designer:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Modeler:
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Daryl DeMont
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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Printer:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Press Type:
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Muller A76
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Stamps per Coil:
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3,000
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Print Quantity:
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12,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.7300 x 0.8400 in / 18.5420 x
21.3360 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.8700 x 0.9800 in / 22.0980 x
24.8920 mm
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Plate Size:
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594 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate number every 27th stamp below stamp image
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Issue:
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Summer Sunset Stamp
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Item Number:
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763100
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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Nondenominated Nonprofit (5-cent value)
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Format:
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Coil of 10,000 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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June 25, 2026, Edgartown, MA 02539
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Art Director:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Designer:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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Printer:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Press Type:
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Muller A76
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Stamps per Coil:
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10,000
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Print Quantity:
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2,000,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.7300 x 0.8400 in / 18.5420 x
21.3360 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.8700 x 0.9800 in / 22.0980 x
24.8920 mm
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Plate Size:
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594 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate number every 27th stamp below stamp image
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 5-14-26
