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Celebrate remarkable lives with stamps that tell a story.
These stamps honor influential figures from American history—scientists, activists, artists, leaders, and more. Thoughtfully designed, they’re ideal for educational mailings, civic events, or simply sending a message with purpose.
Best Sell Postage Stamps
2011 Madonna of the Candelabra stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00The 2011 Christmas stamp features a detail from a work by the Italian master Raphael, entitled Madonna of the Can-delabra. This tondo (circular painting), oil on panel, dates to around 1513 and is now in the collection of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
2018 Madonna and Child Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.002018 Madonna and Child Stamps features a detail of Bachiacca’s oil-and-gold-on-panel painting “Madonna and Child,” which dates from the early 1520s, showing the Christ child clutching a bouquet of jasmine, a symbol of divine love, alongside the Virgin Mary’s profile, left shoulder and right hand.
2021 Nuclear Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00The U.S. Postal Service will honor Professor Emerita Chien-Shiung Wu, one of the most influential nuclear physicists of the 20th century, with a commemorative Forever stamp.
2022 Edmonia Lewis – Black Heritage Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00The 45th stamp in the Black Heritage series honors Edmonia Lewis, the first African American and Native American sculptor to earn international recognition. The stamp art is a casein-paint portrait based on a photograph of Lewis by Augustus Marshall made in Boston between 1864 and 1871.
2022 George Morrison Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00Celebrate a groundbreaking Native American artist with this George Morrison Stamp Ceremony Memento.
2022 Women’s Rowing Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00Celebrate a graceful but demanding sport with this Women’s Rowing stamp portfolio. Unfold the flaps of this stunning keepsake and discover the behind-the-scenes details of the unique Women’s Rowing stamp designs.
2024 Alex Trebek Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00Remember the beloved host of the television quiz show Jeopardy! with the Alex Trebek stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®.The stamp artwork evokes the style of the game- in which a provided answer prompts contestants to respond with the corresponding question.
2024 Betty Ford Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00Celebrate the wife of the 38th president, Gerald R. Ford, and first lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 with the Betty Ford stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®.The stamp art is a detail from the official 1977 White House portrait by Felix de Cossio showing Mrs. Ford dressed in a pale blue chiffon dress.
2025 Barbara Bush Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00Honor the life and legacy of former first lady Barbara Bush(1925-2018). wife of the 41st president, George H.W.Bush, first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, and mother of the43rd president, George W. Bush with the Barbara Bush stamps. Mrs. Bush was the matriarch of one of the most successful political families in U.S. history.
2025 Elie Wiesel Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00Honor humanitarian Elie Wiesel(1928-2016) with this two-ouncestamp from the U.S.Postal Service. A survivor of Naziconcentration camps, Wiesel fought for human rights and wasawarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. His writing about theHolocaust is forever seared on the public consciousness.
2025 William F. Buckley Jr.Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.002025 William F. Buckley Jr.Stamps-Honor one of the most influential public intellectuals in modernU.S. history with the William F. Buckley, Jr. Forever stampfrom the U.S. Postal Service. A leading voice in theconservative movement of the mid-20th century, Buckleyplayed a defining role in shaping American political thought.
Allen Toussaint Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00Honor the musician who helped shape the rhythm and blues of New Orleans with the Allen Toussaint stamp, the 2025 issuance in the Black Heritage series.
A pianist, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer,Allen Toussaint accrued scores of hits across multiple genres during his nearly six-decade career.
Betty White Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00Betty White Stamps – The stamp art features a digital illustration by Dale Stephanos based on a photograph taken by Kwaku Alston in 2010.Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp.
Chief Standing Bear Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00The stamp features a portrait of Chief Standing Bear by Thomas Blackshear II based on a black-and-white photograph taken of Standing Bear in 1877 while he was in Washington, D.C., as part of a delegation of Ponca chiefs. For the color of his attire, Blackshear drew upon contemporary descriptions.
Constance Baker Motley Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00Honor a civil rights pioneer and the first African American woman known to have argued a case before the United States Supreme Court with the new Constance Baker Motley stamp from the U.S. Postal Service. The 47th stamp in the Black Heritage series depicts a portrait of Motley by Charly Palmer rendered in acrylic on canvas.
Ernest J. Gaines Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00The 46th stamp in the Black Heritage series honors author Ernest J. Gaines (1933–2019). Best known for such novels as The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and A Lesson Before Dying, Gaines drew from his childhood as the son of sharecroppers on a Louisiana plantation to explore the untold stories of rural African Americans.
Eugenie Clark Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00The U.S. Postal Service honors pioneering marine biologist Eugenie Clark(1922-2015) with the release of a new commemorative stamp.Affectionately known as the “Shark Lady”,Clark conducted many important studies that provided fascinating insights into shark biology and worked tirelessly to change public perception about sharks.
George H.W. Bush Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced it will issue a commemorative Forever stamp honoring former President George H.W. Bush, who died Nov. 30, 2018, at the age of 94.
Hank Aaron 2024 Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00Honor the life and legacy of a baseball legend with this Hank Aaron stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®.From humble beginnings, Hank Aaron(1934-2021) went on to rewrite the record books while prevailing in the face of racism.The stamp art features a digital portrait of Aaron as a member of the Atlanta BravesTM.
Hanukkah 2024 Stamps
Price range: $25.00 through $210.00The stamp features an ink drawing of a hanukiah, the 9-branch candelabra used only on this occasion. The hanukiah’s design suggest a more human presence, and its white branches are set against a blue background to evoke the traditional colors of Hanukkah.
