Stamp and Ceremony Schedule
As of July 7, 2024 the following is the USPS stamp and first day ceremony schedule for 2024. Please check philatelic publications and social media for further updates.
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 Motley - 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
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
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
May 23 - Aspen, Colorado - Ansel Adams - Aspen Post Office, 235 Puppy Smith Street, Aspen, CO 81611 - local dedication ceremony and program
May 24 - Aurora, Colorado - Ansel Adams - Rocky Mountain Stamp Show, Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, Exhibition Halls A&B, 25690 East Quincy Avenue, Aurora, CO 80016 - Rocky Mountain Stamp Show ceremony and program
June 6 - Biloxi, Mississippi - Carnival Nights - 6PM CDT, South Mississippi Summer Fair, Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, 2350 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39531- USPS ceremony and program
June 11 - Corpus Christi, Texas - Protect Sea Turtles - 11AM CDT, Texas State Aquarium, 2710 North Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78402 - USPS ceremony and program
June 14 - Keystone, South Dakota - US Flags - 230PM CDT, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, 13000 Highway 244, Keystone, SD 57751 - local ceremony and program
June 17 - St. Joseph, Missouri - Horses - 2PM CDT, 164th Pony Express Commemorative Re-Ride, Patee House Museum, 1202 Penn Street, St. Joseph, MO 64503 - USPS ceremony and program
June 20 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts - Shaker Design - 12PM EDT, Hancock Shaker Village, 1843 West Housatonic Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 - 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
July 18 - Berkeley, California - Low Denomination Flowers (1, 2, 3, 5, and 10 cents) - no ceremony
July 22 - Culver City, California - Alex Trebek - 4PM PDT, John Calley Park, Sony Pictures Studio, 10371 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232 - USPS ceremony and program - RSVP required at usps.com/alextrebekstamp
July 31 - Atlanta Georgia - Hank Aaron - 10AM EDT, Truist Park, 755 Battery Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30339 - USPS ceremony and program - RSVP at usps.com/hankaaronstamp
August 1 - Indianapolis, Indiana - Dungeons & Dragons, 10AM EDT, Gen Con Indy 2024, Lucas Oil Stadium/Indiana Convention Center, 500 South Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46225 - USPS ceremony and program. Note: admission to Gen Con Indy 2024 requires purchase of a ticket. Stamp sales, first day cancellations, and ceremony programs will be available at the Indianapolis Main Post Office, 125 West South Street, Indianapolis, IN 46206
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
August 17 - Bowie, Maryland - Hank Aaron - 1030AM EDT, Prince Georges Stadium, 4101 Crain Highway, Bowie, MD 20716 - Negro League Legends Hall of Fame and ESPER dedication ceremony
September 5 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - First Continental Congress, 1774 - USPS ceremony and program
September 14 - Washington, DC - Christmas Madonna and Child 2024 - USPS ceremony and program
September 14 - Washington, DC - Holiday Joy - USPS ceremony and program
September 19 - Washington, DC - Hanukkah - USPS ceremony and program
September 25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Kwanzaa - USPS ceremony and program
October 10 - Park City, UT - Winter Whimsy - no ceremony
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.]
