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Mr. Rogers is back in the neighborhood, specifically in your mailbox.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced on May 24th that it will be reissuing the popular Mister Rogers stamp. The stamp was one of 25 old stamp designs voted for by Americans to be reissued as part of the USPS Stamp Encore Contest held to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. Out of more than 500,000 votes cast, the Mister Rogers stamp, which was first released in 2018, secured victory over the “next favorite” by more than 40,000 votes, according to a USPS news release.
“When we launched the Mister Rogers stamp in 2018, we ordered approximately 12 million copies to be printed. That may sound like a lot, but Mister Rogers really blew us away,” Isaac Cronkite, USPS chief processing and distribution officer and vice president, said in a news release. “In just a few weeks, the stamps honoring this humble, soft-spoken man sold out.”
The original 2018 Mister Rogers stamp features an iconic photo of Rogers wearing a red cardigan and holding a doll of King Friday XIII, made popular by his TV series Pretend. Four new stamps were created for the stamp reissue, including one featuring Rogers with a Daniel Tiger doll, one with X the Owl and Henrietta Pussycat dolls, and one with a neighborhood trolley toy.
The Mister Rogers stamp will be reissued as a Forever stamp set of 20. According to the USPS, their value will always be the same as the current first-class mail 1-ounce rate. As of May 26th, the 1 oz letter rate for first class mail at USPS is $0.78.
Want to get your hands on a booklet? Here’s when Mister Rogers stamps will be available for purchase:
When will Mister Rogers stamps be available for purchase?
The updated Mister Rogers stamps will go on sale on Monday, June 1st.
Where to buy Mister Rogers stamps
Mister Rogers stamps are available at post offices nationwide and online postal stores.
USPS releases other Mister Rogers merchandise
In addition to the stamps, USPS has announced several Mister Roger specialty merchandise items, including writing kits, stamp pins, and notepads. These products will also be available for purchase on The Postal Store’s website starting June 1st.
What were the other 24 stamps that Americans voted for?
The other 24 stamps Americans can vote on in the Stamp Encore Contest are:
- Art of Disney: Magic (2007)
- Batman (2015)
- Bioluminescent Life (2018)
- Bugs Bunny (1997)
- Charles M. Schulz (2022)
- Classics Forever (2016)
- DC Comics Super Heroes (2006)
- Disney Villains (2017)
- Emancipation Proclamation (2013)
- National Flag Law (2018)
- Frozen Treat (2018)
- Happy Birthday (2021)
- Have a ball! (2017)
- Heritage varieties (2021)
- Let’s celebrate (2020)
- Email with a smile (2015)
- Message Monster (2021)
- Peanuts (2001)
- Send Hello (2011)
- Star Trek (2016)
- Star Wars: Droids (2021)
- Total solar eclipse (2017)
- Transcontinental Railroad (2019)
- Wonder Woman (2016)
Greta Cross is USA TODAY’s national trends reporter. Story ideas? Email her at gcross@usatoday.com.
