Stamp and Ceremony Schedule

The following is 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 – rsvp at www.usps.com/tulipblossoms

April 10 – Freedom, Maine – Freedom US Flag – no ceremony

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 – USPS ceremony and program

May 19 – Wall, South Dakota – Endangered Species – USPS ceremony and program

June 13 – Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming – Waterfalls – USPS ceremony and program

June 23 - $25.00 2023-2024 Federal Duck stamp

July 9 – Bird City, Kansas – Northern Cardinal stamped envelope – no ceremony

July 21 – Atlanta, Georgia – John Lewis – USPS ceremony and 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 24 – Portland, Connecticut – Bridges Presorted First Class rate stamps – Connecticut Cover Club ceremony and program anticipated

Dates and first day locations have not yet been announced for the following 2023 issues:

OSIRIS-REx
Pinatas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Snow Globes
Winter Woodland Animals







[Thanks to Foster Miller III for providing this data.]