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The U.S. Postal Service will release a new commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. This special issue continues the long-standing postal tradition of honoring the nation’s premier military service institutions.<\/p>\n
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The first-day-of-issue unveiling ceremony for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Forever stamp is free and open to the public. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtag #USCoastGuardStamp.<\/p>\n
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Marc McCrery<\/a>, USPS customer experience vice president and dedicating official. <\/p>\n
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Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at 10 a.m. Eastern<\/p>\n
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Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival<\/a>
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Attendees are encouraged to register at: https:\/\/www.usps.com\/uscoastguardstamp\/<\/a><\/p>\n
Background:<\/p>\n
The stamp art features photographs of the USCGC\u00a0Eagle, the Coast Guard Academy\u2019s primary training vessel since 1946, and USCGC\u00a0Bertholf,\u00a0a Legend-class national security cutter whose missions include maritime drug interdiction and securing the maritime border. Antonio Alcal\u00e1, an art director for USPS, designed this stamp with photographs courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard.<\/p>\n
Postal Products<\/p>\n Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through The Postal Store<\/a> at usps.com\/shopstamps<\/a>, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic<\/a>, or at Post Office locations nationwide. For officially licensed stamp products, shop the USPS Officially Licensed Collection on Amazon<\/a>. Additional information on stamps, first-day-of-issue ceremonies and stamp-inspired products can be found at stampsforever.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n # # #<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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