The Postal Service released its Figures of the American Revolution stamps through a first-of-its-kind interactive exhibition at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, DC, on April 10.
Exhibit visitors were also able to purchase stamps and get cancellations and autographs from six of the 12 stamp artists as well as Ethel Kessler, an art director for USPS.
The exhibit allowed attendees to learn about each of the 25 individuals featured on the stamp pane and their contributions to the American Revolution.
“Our display in the museum featured larger-than-life images of the stamps, each accompanied by a short educational video accessible from a QR code. A wide range of important people from our country’s earliest history is represented, so everyone should find some meaningful connection to these stamps,” said Chase Baran, a Postal Service national events coordinator who provided support for the exhibit.
Customers of all ages lined up to meet some of the artists behind the revolutionary faces.
“This is a great way for USPS to bring stamps to the youth through education and an interactive means they connect with. It allows the public to see the figures and go online to learn more about them as part of our country’s history,” said Lisa Bobb-Semple, the Postal Service’s stamp services director.
The interactive exhibit of the stamp’s 25 portraits will also appear during the Boston 2026 World Stamp Expo, scheduled for May 23-30.
Marc Burckhardt, the artist who created the portraits of Polish military engineer Thaddeus Kosciuszko and Prussian Army officer Baron von Steuben, was born in Germany and raised in Texas and personally connected to the project.
“It’s a real honor because of the 250th anniversary of the United States and for the connection of immigrants who came to this country who believed in and fought for the ideas of this nation,” he said.
The Figures of the American Revolution stamps pane represents founding fathers as well as women, African Americans and Native Americans who played crucial roles in supporting the cause.
The sheet includes a pane of 25 stamps arranged in five rows of five on a background of the Declaration of Independence.
The stamps are available at Post Offices and usps.com.
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