The Bluegrass Forever stamp is one USPS design issued March 15, 2024, in Owensboro, Kentucky. Its artwork uses the look of a vintage music-event poster and shows four instruments closely associated with bluegrass.
Bluegrass stamp facts
| Issue date | March 15, 2024 |
|---|---|
| First-day city | Owensboro, Kentucky |
| Postage type | First-Class Mail Forever |
| Design count | 1 |
| Official format | Pressure-sensitive pane of 20 |
Which instruments are shown?
The design shows a guitar, five-string banjo, fiddle and mandolin. Those are the four instruments identified in the USPS issue specifications. An upright bass may appear in bluegrass performance generally, but it is not a fifth instrument on this stamp.
How to identify the design
Look for the four illustrated instruments arranged in a graphic composition that recalls a vintage performance poster. The issue uses one repeated stamp design rather than a multi-design set. The pane format and the March 2024 issue date help distinguish it from unrelated music commemoratives.
Current postage use
A genuine unused Bluegrass stamp remains ordinary Forever postage. It contributes the current one-ounce First-Class Mail letter rate, subject to the completed envelope’s weight, dimensions, shape and service. Its music theme does not create a special mailing class.
For other cultural and commemorative designs, browse commemorative Forever stamps.
Source
USPS Stamp Announcement 24-10: Bluegrass
Issue facts reviewed September 13, 2026.