Postcrossing Blog

USA postcrossers: the stamps are out! 🎉📮

The new USPS Postcrossing stamps are officially out in the world today, and we’re so happy and excited about them! These ridiculously cool triangles are about to make those postcard corners look extra sharp! 😍

If you’re in Boston, today is the big day: we’ll be at the First Day of Issue ceremony at the Boston 2026 World Expo, and we really hope to see lots of you at the dedication ceremony or at the Postcrossing meetup later. There are meetups happening all throughout the week of the show too, so even if you can’t make it today, you can still drop by on another day to say hi, sign postcards, and enjoy the atmosphere.

We asked the stamps’ illustrator, Jackson Gibbs, a few quick questions about how these stamps came together. His answers were short and sweet, giving us a peek into his process:

How did you go from first sketches to final art?

“I start with an egregious amount of coffee, while simultaneously surfing the web and scribbling in a sketchbook. I do this for a while, maybe days, until something clicks. Then I piece together illustrations like putting together a puzzle or following a recipe.”

Had you ever illustrated a stamp before? Was the small size a challenge?

“I have not. It is definitely a ‘bucket list’ project. The size worked in my favor. I love simplifying and saying the most, with the least.”

How did the collaboration work between you, Antonio Alcalá, and USPS?

“I just did the art, while Antonio did the heavy lifting and back and forth with USPS.”

Do you have a favourite stamp in the set?

“My favorite in the set has to be the Cowgirl and Horse. Being from the desert, that one hits closest to home.”

What’s your relationship with mail?

“I love the mail, and have sent countless postcards from my time traveling around the US in my truck. Although, I had no idea how large the mail community was until this project. It’s special.”

And are you ready to see these travel the world?

“I can’t wait to see the turnout!”

Same, Jackson, same! 😄

We hope everyone in the USA is celebrating with us, by sending a few postcards with these shiny new stamps. Millions of them were printed by USPS, so it’s a matter of time until everyone in Postcrossing makes a “bingo” by receiving all four of them on their incoming postcards!

That’s it for now — we’ll update this post later today with some photos from the ceremony and the meetup. Stay tuned!