Stamp and Ceremony Schedule
The following is the USPS stamp and first day ceremony schedule for 2024:
January 12 - Romance, Arkansas - Love 2024 - 11AM CST, Romance Post Office, 292 Arkansas Highway 31, Romance, AR 72136 - local ceremony and program
January 22 - Greenbelt, Maryland - $9.85 Pillars of Creation Priority Mail rate - no ceremony
January 22 - Greenbelt, Maryland - $30.45 Cosmic Cliffs Priority Mail Express rate - no ceremony
January 25 - Seattle, Washington - Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon - 11AM PST, International District/Chinatown Community Center, 719 Eighth Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104 - USPS ceremony and program
January 31 - New York, New York - Constance Baker Motley (Black Heritage) - 11AM EST, Constance Baker Motley Community Center, 348 East 54th Street, New York, NY 10022 - USPS ceremony and program
February 6 - Chicago, Illinois - Saul Bellow (Literary Arts, 3 ounce) - 11AM CST, University of Chicago, Social Science Research Building, Tea Room (Room 201), 1126 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
February 9 - Star, Idaho - Radiant Star (Presorted Standard) - no ceremony
February 24 - Los Angeles, California - John Wooden - 1PM PST, Pauley Pavilion East Plaza, University California Los Angeles, 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 - USPS ceremony and program
March 2 - Mount Holly, New Jersey - Constance Baker Motely - ESPER local dedication ceremony
March 9 - Church Creek, Maryland - The Underground Railroad - 11AM EST, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park, 4068 Golden Hill Road, Church Creek, Maryland 21622 - USPS ceremony and program
March 15 - Owensboro, Kentucky - Bluegrass - 6PM CDT, Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, 311 West 2nd Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 - USPS ceremony and program
March 16 - Strongsville, Ohio - Garden Delights - 11AM EDT, Garfield-Perry March Party, Best Western Plus, 15471 Royalton Road, Strongsville, OH 44136 - local ceremony and program
March 19 - Charlotte, North Carolina - Constance Baker Motley - 1030AM EDT, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Conference Center, 3400 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC 28216 - ESPER local dedication ceremony
March 22 - St. Louis, Missouri - Celebration Blooms - 11AM CDT, St. Louis Stamp Expo, St. Louis Renaissance Airport Hotel, 9801 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63134 - local ceremony and program
March 22 - St. Louis, Missouri - Wedding Blooms (2 ounce) - 11AM, St. Louis Stamp Expo, St. Louis Renaissance Airport Hotel, 9801 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63134 - local ceremony and program
March 26 - Newark, New Jersey - Constance Baker Motley - 10AM, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall, Rutgers Newark, 15 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102 - ESPER local dedication ceremony - RSVP at go.rutgers.edu/CBMStamp
March 27 - Silver Springs, Florida - Save Manatees - 9AM EDT, Silver Springs State Park, 5656 East Silver Springs Blvd, Silver Springs, FL 34488 - USPS ceremony and program
April 5 - Rancho Mirage, California - Betty Ford - 11AM PDT, Eisenhower Health, Annenberg Health Sciences Building, Helene Galen Auditorium, 39000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 - USPS ceremony and program - RSVP at
usps.com/bettyfordstamp
April 26 - Burlingame, California - $1.00 Floral Geometry - 10:30AM PDT - WESTPEX stamp show, San Francisco Airport Marriot Airport, 1800 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010 - local ceremony and program
April 30 - Brooklyn, New York - Underground Railroad - 11AM Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213 - ESPER local dedication ceremony
May 15 - Yosemite National Park, California - Ansel Adams - 11AM PDT, The Ansel Adams Gallery, 9031 Village Drive, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389 - USPS ceremony and program - RSVP at usps.com/anseladamsstamps
June 6 - Biloxi, Mississippi - Carnival Nights - USPS ceremony and program
June 11 - Corpus Christi, Texas - Protect Sea Turtles - USPS ceremony and program
June 14 - Keystone, South Dakota - US Flags - Mount Rushmore National Memorial - local ceremony
June 17 - St. Joseph, Missouri - Horses - USPS ceremony and program
June 20 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts - Shaker Design - USPS ceremony and program
June 28 - Hanover, Maryland - $5.00 2024-2025 Junior Duck Stamp and $25.00 Federal Duck Stamp - 10AM EDT, Bass Pro Shops, 7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, MD 21076 - Fish and Wildlife Service ceremony and program
August 15 - Hartford, Connecticut - Pinback Buttons - 11AM EDT, Great American Stamp Show, Connecticut Convention Center Halls AB, 100 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06103 - USPS ceremony and program
August 16 - Hartford, Connecticut - Autumn Colors - 11AM EDT, Great American Stamp Show, Connecticut Convention Center Halls AB, 100 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06103 - USPS ceremony and program
The following additional issues are planned for 2024:
Low Denomination Flowers (1, 2, 3, 5, and 10 cents)
First Continental Congress, 1774
Christmas Madonna and Child
Hanukkah
Kwanzaa
Winter Whimsey
Dungeons & Dragons
Holiday Joy
Henry Aaron
For historical reference, the following was the USPS stamp and first day ceremony schedule for 2023:
January 5 - Fox, Arkansas - 40 cent Red Fox - no ceremony
January 5 - High Point, North Carolina - School Bus second ounce Forever stamp - no ceremony
January 12 - San Francisco, California - Year of the Rabbit - 11AM PST, Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 - USPS ceremony and program
January 19 - Austin, Texas - Love 2023: Kitten and Puppy - 11AM CST, Austin Pets Alive!, 1156 West Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas 78703 - USPS ceremony and program
January 22 - Gatlinburg, Tennessee - $28.75 Great Smoky Mountains Priority Mail Express rate stamp - no ceremony
January 22 - Homestead, Florida - $9.65 Florida Everglades Priority Mail rate stamp - no ceremony
January 22 - Lahaina, Hawaii - Sailboats postcard rate Forever stamp - no ceremony
January 23 - Lafayette, Louisiana - Ernest J. Gaines Black Heritage stamp - 11AM CST, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 620 McKinley Street, Lafayette, Louisiana 70503 - USPS ceremony and program
February 16 - Orlando, Florida - Women's Soccer - 11AM EST, Exploria Stadium, 618 W. Pine Street, Orlando, Florida 32805 - USPS ceremony and program
February 24 - San Diego, California - $10.00 Floral Geometry - San Diego Stamp Expo, Hilton San Diego Mission Valley Hotel, 901 Camino del Rio South, San Diego, California 92108 - San Diego Stamp Expo ceremony and program
March 1 - Liberty, New York - Patriotic Block - no ceremony
March 7 - Princeton, New Jersey - Toni Morrison - 11AM EST, Princeton University, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, 68 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 - USPS ceremony and program
March 9 - Cincinnati, Ohio - Railroad Stations - 11AM EST, Cincinnati Union Terminal, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203 - USPS ceremony and program
March 24 - Phoenix, Arizona - Art of the Skateboard - 11AM MST, Desert West Skate Plaza, 6602 West Encato Boulevard, Phoenix, Arizona 85035 - USPS ceremony and program
April 5 - Woodburn, Oregon - Tulip Blossoms - 11AM PDT, Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival, 33814 South Meridian Road, Woodburn, Oregon 97071 - USPS ceremony and program
April 10 - Freedom, Maine - Freedom US Flag - no ceremony
April 21 - Brooklyn, New York - Toni Morrison - 11AM EDT, AB1 Dining Hall at Medger Evans College, CUNY, 1638 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11225 - ESPER dedication ceremony and program
April 24 - New York, New York - Roy Lichenstein - 11AM EDT, Whitney Museum of American Art, Susan and John Hess Family Theater, 99 Ganesvoort Street, New York, New York 10014 - USPS ceremony and program
May 5 - Manchester, New Hampshire - Tomie dePaola - 11AM EDT - Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03104 - USPS ceremony and program
May 12 - Lincoln, Nebraska - Chief Standing Bear - 11AM CDT - Centennial Mall, Between P and Q Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 - USPS ceremony and program
May 19 - Wall, South Dakota - Endangered Species - 11AM CDT - National Grasslands Visitors Center, 708 Main Street, Wall, South Dakota 57790 - USPS ceremony and program
June 13 - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - Waterfalls - 11AM - Canyonlands Visitors Center, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190 - USPS ceremony and program
June 23 - Memphis, Tennessee - $25.00 2023-2024 Federal Duck stamp and $5.00 Junior Duck Stamp - 10AM CDT - Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid, 1 Bass Pro Drive, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 - Fish & Wildlife Service ceremony and program
July 9 - Bird City, Kansas - Northern Cardinal stamped envelope - no ceremony
July 21 - Atlanta, Georgia - John Lewis - Noon EDT - Morehouse College, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, 830 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30305 - USPS ceremony and program
July 23 - Los Angeles, California - John Lewis - 11AM, Los Angeles Post Office Atrium, 7001 South Central Avenue, Los Angles, California 90052 - local ceremony; invitation distributed in lieu of a program
August 10 - Cleveland, Ohio - Life Magnified - 11AM EDT, Great American Stamp Show, Huntington Convention of Cleveland Hall C, 300 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 - USPS ceremony and program
August 11 - Cleveland, Ohio - 11AM EDT, Great American Stamp Expo, Huntington Convention of Cleveland Hall C, 300 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 - USPS ceremony and program
August 12 - Sewell, New Jersey - 11AM, Perfecting Church, 247 Delsea Drive, Sewell, New Jersey 08080 - local ceremony with pictorial postmark
August 24 - Portland, Connecticut - Bridges Presorted First Class rate stamps - 11AM, Mary Lou River Room, Town of Portland Civic Center, 7 Waverly Avenue, Brownstone Intermediate School, 314 Main Street (new location), Portland, Connecticut 06480 -Connecticut Cover Club/Portland Historical Society/Town of Portland local ceremony and program
September 8 - Roswell, New Mexico - Pinatas - 6PM MDT, 36th Annual Piñata Festival, Chaves County Courthouse Lawn, 400 N. Virginia Ave., Roswell, New Mexico 88201 - USPS ceremony and program
September 15 - Middletown Connecticut - Bridges Presorted First Class - 11AM EDT, Middletown Post Office, 11 Silver Street, Middletown, Connecticut, 06457 - local ceremony
September 19 - Breckenridge, Colorado - Snow Globes - 11AM MDT, Stephen C. West Ice Arena, 189 Boreas Pass Road, Breckenridge, Colorado 80424 - USPS ceremony and program - RSVP at www.usps.com/snowglobes
September 19 - New York, New York - John Lewis - 11AM, African Burial Ground National Monument, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007 - local ceremony
September 22 - Salt Lake City, Utah - OSIRIS-Rex - 11AM MDT, Clark Planetarium, 110 S 400 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 - USPS ceremony and program
October 2 - Washington, DC - Ruth Bader Ginsburg - 6PM EDT (doors open at 515PM), National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and G streets NW, Washington, DC 20001 - USPS ceremony and program - RSVP at www.usps.com/ruthbaderginsburg
October 10 - Winter Woodland Animals - Woodland, Michigan - 11AM EDT, Woodland Old City Hall, 190 East Broadway, Woodland, Michigan 48898 - local ceremony and program
October 16 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Newark, New Jersey - 10AM EDT, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall, Rutgers Law School, 15 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 - local ceremony - RSVP at go.rutgers.edu/RBGStampReveal
[Thanks to Foster Miller III for providing this data.]
