The U.S. Postal Service has unveiled its 2026 holiday stamp designs. (USPS)
The U.S. Postal Service has unveiled its 2026 holiday stamp designs featuring for Christmas – cookies and Madonna and Child, a Diwali stamp for the annual autumn festival, a Hanukkah design honoring the eight-day Jewish holiday, a Kwanzaa stamp honoring the pan-African holiday, and a Winter Wreath stamp capturing the festivities of the season.
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2026 USPS Christmas stamps
This year’s issuance celebrates a favorite holiday pastime: baking and decorating Christmas cookies. Featuring four sugar cookies, each with distinct decorations, the stamps were designed by Kyrie Johnson — who also baked the cookies — and Greg Breed
The Christmas Cookies Forever stamps feature four frosted sugar cookies appearing on alternating red and blue backgrounds. The Christmas Cookies stamps will be released on September 19.
This year’s traditional Christmas stamp features “The Virgin and Child Enthroned,” a Netherlandish painting that dates from around the year 1500 and has been attributed to an artist known only as “The Master of the Embroidered Foliage.” Scholars beli
The USPS traditional Christmas stamp features “The Virgin and Child Enthroned,” a Netherlandish painting that dates from around the year 1500 and has been attributed to an artist known only as “The Master of the Embroidered Foliage.” The Madonna and Child stamp will be released on October 2.
2026 USPS Diwali stamp
Diwali is usually observed over five days; in 2026, the main day of the festival will be Nov. 8. This second Diwali stamp issued by USPS features a rangoli, a vibrant floor pattern traditionally made from materials such as colored rice powder, chalk
This is the second year that USPS has featured Diwali, the annual autumn festival that celebrates the triumph of good over evil, in a stamp. The stamp features a rangoli, a vibrant floor pattern traditionally made from materials such as colored rice powder, chalk and flower petals and believed to bring good luck. The Diwali stamp will be released in October.
2026 USPS Hanukkah stamp
The stamp features a digital illustration of a dreidel that reflects both artist Lisa Perrin’s Jewish heritage and Eastern European folk-art traditions. “I hope that people who celebrate Hanukkah will be excited to see a new and colorful stamp for th
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The ninth Hanukkah stamp issued by USPS, honors the eight-day Jewish holiday and features a digital illustration of a dreidel that reflects Eastern European folk-art traditions. The Hanukkah stamp will be released on September 29.
2026 USPS Kwanzaa stamp
This 11th Kwanzaa stamp issued by USPS honors the pan-African holiday observed each year from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. Featuring a digital illustration of a father holding his young daughter, the artwork incorporates two of the seven Kwanzaa symbols: the g
The 11th Kwanzaa stamp issued by USPS, honors the pan-African holiday and features a digital illustration of a father holding his young daughter, the artwork incorporates two of the seven Kwanzaa symbols: the gift (zawadi) held by the daughter and the unity cup (kikombe cha umoja) held by the father. The color scheme — lime green, pink and yellow — is an updated take on the customary black, red and green. The Kwanzaa stamp will be released on September 23.
2026 USPS global holiday stamp
The new holiday Global stamp features a snowy, decorated wreath, a wintertime symbol associated with the festivities of the season. Showcasing a soft color palette, the wreath was created from artificial branches and craft-store materials by photogra
This year’s new USPS global holiday stamp, Winter Wreath, features a snowy, decorated wreath, a wintertime symbol associated with the festivities of the season. The stamp will be released on September 18.
What you can do:
Once released, the stamps are available for purchase through The Postal Store, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic, or at Post Office locations nationwide.
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