Forever Stamps 2025 250 Years of Delivering – USPS Anniversary Commemorative Issue, First-Class Postage

Every stamp has a tale to tell, but 250 Years of Delivering goes about storytelling in a manner never before employed on postage stamps. The artwork on this pane relates a familiar story told in a novel way — one might say a graphic novel way.

“Comics are usually thought of as inhabiting a pretty standard grid,” says Ware, “so the typical grid of stamps was a natural fit.” Alcalá provided Ware with a template for a standard pane of 20 vertical commemorative stamps, and the artist used that framework to begin sketching out ideas.