The Postal Service will release its Treasures of the Revolutionary Era prestige stamp booklet on Saturday, May 23.
The stamps feature 10 objects from the American Revolution, which began 250 years ago.
The booklet includes two sets of the 10 stamps and features images and background text that provide historical context for each object.
The featured artifacts from this period show how ordinary people helped turn a fractured collection of 13 Colonies into a nation: a teapot, paper currency, a military flag, a watercolor of George Washington’s army, a powder horn, a spinning wheel, a map of the Battle of Yorktown, the Badge of Military Merit, a wampum belt and a patriotic signboard.
Ethel Kessler, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps and booklet.
The dedication ceremony will take place at the opening of the Boston 2026 World Exposition, a major international stamp show.
The prestige booklets contain 20 Forever stamps and will be available at Post Offices and on usps.com.
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