On January 24, 2026, in Denver, CO, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Colorado Statehood stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 487700). This stamp will go on sale nationwide on January 24, 2026, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
This stamp celebrates the 150th anniversary of Colorado’s statehood. Colorado became the 38th state in the Union on August 1, 1876. The stamp features a photograph of Jagged Mountain taken by Colorado nature photographer John Fielder (1950–2023). Jagged Mountain is located in the Weminuche Wilderness area of the San Juan National Forest. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp.
The first-day-of-issue event is free and open to the public, and attendees are encouraged to register at: usps.com/coloradostamp. The stamp unveiling is being held in conjunction with the opening of the “Mountains Majesty: On the Summit with John Fielder” exhibition at the History Colorado Center in Denver, Colorado.
Availability to Post Offices: Item 487700, Colorado Statehood (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) Pane of 20 Stamps
Stamp Fulfillment Services will make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices of a quantity to cover approximately 30 days of sales. Distribution quantities for the automatic push distribution will be available by logging on to SFS Web at postalpro.usps.com/sfs. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps before the first-day-of-issue through SFS Web; offices must also check the amount they will receive on their automatic push distribution.
How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark
Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™ or at the Postal Store® website, store.usps.com/store/home. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
FDOI – Colorado Statehood Stamp
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900
After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service™ will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for postmarking up to 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by May 24, 2026.
How to Order First-Day Covers
The Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the USA Philatelic catalog and online at store.usps.com/store/home. Customers may register to receive a free USA Philatelic catalog online at usps.com/philatelic.
Colorado celebrates its 150th anniversary of statehood in 2026. It became the 38th state in the Union on August 1, 1876.
Colorado is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and the awe-inspiring beauty of the majestic Rocky Mountains. The name “Colorado” comes from “colored red (or ruddy)”, which is how Spanish explorers described the silt of the Colorado River.
Nicknamed the Centennial State, Colorado joined the Union 100 years after the United States declared independence from Great Britain. Its average elevation is approximately 6,800 feet, the highest of all the states.
Colorado is known for its world-renowned ski areas and resorts and more than 39,000 miles of hiking trails. It has many state parks and four national parks: Rocky Mountain, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Great Sand Dunes, and Mesa Verde. Forest preserves, national monuments, and wildlife areas also provide endless opportunities for four-season adventures. Colorado has hundreds of ghost towns, numerous craft breweries, and many museums such as the History Colorado Center, Denver Art Museum, Ute Indian Museum, the Cripple Creek Historic District Museum, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum. It is also home to a thriving local food movement, which includes a collaboration of food hubs and nonprofit organizations dedicated to expanding access to locally grown and produced foods.
The numerous archaeological sites throughout Colorado speak to the richness and complexity of the people who have shaped the state’s heritage. Ancestral Puebloans built many spectacular stone villages called cliff dwellings in the southwestern part of the state. Many other Native American Tribes including the Ute, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Apache, Comanche, Kiowa, Pawnee, Shoshone and Lakota have and continue to call Colorado home.