NEW ORLEANS — The United States Postal Service gave a preview of the celebrities, musicians, and influencers to be memorialized on an official U.S. Postage Stamp, and one famous face to be on a stamp is New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint.
The pianist, singer, songwriter, and composer will become the 48th entry in the Black Heritage series. The Postal Service announced the stamps on Nov. 15 but say the Forever stamp designs are preliminary and may change.
The Postal Service announced that many of the stamps will be released in 2025.
Here is a complete list of the new stamps:
- Allen Toussaint, the 48th entry in the Black Heritage series will honor the virtuoso pianist, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger and producer.
- American Vistas, two presorted standard stamps depicting stylized, minimalist scenes of mountains and a beach for use on business mail.
- The Appalachian Trail, a pane of 15 stamps that will include photographic views from each of the 14 states along the Maine-to-Georgia hiking route.
- Baby Wild Animals, 10 stamps offering whimsical, eye-catching designs.
- Betty White, honoring an icon of American television.
- Dahlias, a booklet of 20 stamps that will include 10 close-up photographs of dahlia blossoms.
- Love (2025), a new entry in the popular series that will feature a drawing by Keith Haring (1958-1990).
- Luna Moth, a new stamp for irregularly sized envelopes.
- Schooner, a stamped postcard that will feature an illustration of a two-masted sea vessel.
- 1794 Compass Rose, a Global stamp that will be useful for mailing a 1-ounce letter to any country where First-Class Mail International service is available.
- U.S. Flag, a new stamp that will be available in multiple formats.
- Vibrant Leaves, five new postcard stamps depicting leaves on trees found in the United States.
- Winter Landscapes, five stamps featuring photographs from around the nation
- Year of the Snake, the sixth stamp in the current Lunar New Year Series.
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