Direct answer: USPS issued 28 standard First-Class Mail Forever stamp subjects in 2024, beginning with Love on January 12 and ending with Winter Whimsy on October 10. The dated directory below covers ordinary Forever releases, not the separate 2024 postage-rate history or nonstandard issues such as Priority Mail, two-ounce, presorted, duck, and fixed-denomination stamps.
2024 USPS Forever Stamp Release Dates
| Date | 2024 issue | Official design and format |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 12 | Love 2024 | 1 bird-and-envelope design; pane of 20 |
| Jan. 25 | Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon | 1 dragon-mask design; pane of 20 |
| Jan. 31 | Constance Baker Motley | 1 Black Heritage design; pane of 20 |
| Feb. 24 | John Wooden | 1 portrait design; pane of 20 |
| Mar. 9 | Underground Railroad | 10 portrait designs; pane of 20 |
| Mar. 15 | Bluegrass | 1 music design; pane of 20 |
| Mar. 16 | Garden Delights | 4 hummingbird-and-flower designs; booklet of 20 |
| Mar. 22 | Celebration Blooms | 1 floral ordinary Forever design; pane of 20 |
| Mar. 27 | Save Manatees | 1 manatee design; pane of 20 |
| Apr. 5 | Betty Ford | 1 portrait design; pane of 20 |
| May 15 | Ansel Adams | 16 photographs; indivisible pane of 16 |
| June 6 | Carnival Nights | 10 photographic designs; pane of 20 |
| June 11 | Protect Sea Turtles | 6 species designs; pane of 18 |
| June 14 | U.S. Flags | 4 designs; booklet of 20 and coils of 100, 3,000, or 10,000 |
| June 17 | Horses | 5 profile photographs; pane of 20 |
| June 20 | Shaker Design | 12 object photographs; pane of 12 |
| July 22 | Alex Trebek | 1 Jeopardy!-inspired design; pane of 20 |
| July 31 | Hank Aaron | 1 baseball portrait design; pane of 20 |
| Aug. 1 | Dungeons & Dragons | 10 fantasy designs; indivisible pane of 20 |
| Aug. 15 | Pinback Buttons | 10 round typographic designs; pane of 20 |
| Aug. 16 | Autumn Colors | 10 photographs; pane of 20 |
| Sept. 5 | First Continental Congress, 1774 | 1 text-and-stars design; pane of 20 |
| Sept. 14 | Holiday Joy | 4 folk-art designs; booklet of 20 |
| Sept. 14 | Christmas Madonna and Child | 1 traditional Christmas design; booklet of 20 |
| Sept. 19 | Hanukkah 2024 | 1 hanukiah design; pane of 20 |
| Sept. 25 | Kwanzaa | 1 performance-inspired design; pane of 20 |
| Oct. 1 | Thank You, Healthcare Community | 1 typographic design; pane of 20 |
| Oct. 10 | Winter Whimsy | 4 snowflake-inspired designs; booklet of 20 |
What Is Included and Excluded
This list is intentionally limited to ordinary Forever stamps priced at the standard First-Class Mail one-ounce letter rate when issued. USPS also released other 2024 postage types, including:
- Wedding Blooms at the two-ounce rate;
- Pillars of Creation and Cosmic Cliffs for Priority Mail services;
- $1 Floral Geometry and low-denomination flower stamps;
- Radiant Star for presorted standard mail;
- Saul Bellow at the three-ounce rate; and
- a Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamp.
Those products are not interchangeable with an ordinary Forever stamp merely because they were issued in the same year.
Browse Available 2024 Designs
Current stock is separate from the historical release record. Examples represented in this site’s catalog include Ansel Adams, Dungeons & Dragons, Autumn Colors, Horses, Protect Sea Turtles, and Pinback Buttons. Each product page controls the quantity, packaging, price, and stock offered here.
For newer issues, use the New Forever Stamps collection. For historical price changes, use the separate Forever stamp price history.
How the Directory Was Checked
USPS announced the 2024 program in several partial lists. This directory combines those announcements with individual Postal Bulletin stamp announcements, which provide the final issue date, postage type, design count, and original USPS sales format. A seller’s bundle count is not substituted for the official issue format.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many standard Forever stamp subjects did USPS issue in 2024?
This directory identifies 28 ordinary First-Class Mail Forever subjects. It excludes different postage classes and denominations.
Do 2024 Forever stamps still work?
Unused, valid ordinary 2024 Forever stamps retain the current one-ounce First-Class Mail letter-rate value. A finished mailpiece can still require extra postage because of weight, dimensions, shape, rigidity, destination, or service.
Were all 2024 stamps sold in sheets of 20?
No. Formats varied: Ansel Adams used a pane of 16, Protect Sea Turtles a pane of 18, Shaker Design a pane of 12, and U.S. Flags also appeared in coil formats.
Where can I buy a 2024 issue now?
Check the live product links above, the USPS Postal Store, or a reputable stamp seller. Historical inclusion does not guarantee current inventory.
Official sources: USPS initial 2024 announcement; additional subjects and Jan.-Mar. dates; Apr.-June dates; individual 2024 Postal Bulletin index. Checked August 31, 2026.
Browse Complete List of USPS Forever Stamps by Year for other years and release guides.