The Postal Service will release its Figures of the American Revolution stamps on Friday, April 10.
The release brings together portraits of 25 people whose vision, leadership and sacrifices helped define the American Revolution.
The honorees range from the well-known, such as George Washington, Abigail Adams and Benjamin Franklin, to those less often recognized, including James Armistead, Deborah Sampson and Cornplanter. Together, they remind us that independence was secured by the contributions of many.
Ethel Kessler, an art director for USPS, and illustrator Tim O’Brien created the pane using portraits made for the Postal Service by a dozen artists.
The sheet includes a pane of 25 stamps arranged in five rows of five on a background of the Declaration of Independence.
The Forever stamps will be available at Post Offices and at usps.com.
The Postal Service will release the stamps through a first-of-its-kind interactive exhibition April 10-12 at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, DC.
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