The APS is excited to announce that the United States Postal Service will once again host two first day ceremonies at the Great American Stamp Show, issuing both Pinback Buttons and Autumn Colors at GASS 2024 in Hartford. The ceremony for Pinback Buttons, a fun and whimsical issue featuring designs from 10 different artists, will take place on Thursday, August 15, and the ceremony for Autumn Colors will take place on Friday, August 16 (one day closer to fall!). 

More details about these and other first day ceremonies will be announced in the coming months; for all the latest details about GASS 2024,  be sure to check out and bookmark the show page.

Thursday, August 15: Pinback Buttons

These vibrant stamps will add cheer and whimsical flair to cards and envelopes. The pane of 20 stamps features 10 typographic designs by 10 different artists in their unique styles, each with a single word as the prominent element — smile (Don Clark), hello! (Tré Seals), peace (Jay Fletcher), love (Juan Carlos Pagan), fun (Gia Graham), sweet (Jeff Rogers), yes! (Ryan Feerer), cheers! (Lisa Congdon), kudos! (DKNG Studios) and happy (Gina Triplett).

The round shape of the stamps, as well as shadowing and reflection effects, give the appearance of three-dimensional pinback buttons. The pane verso features an illustration of a round silver button back with pin fastener repeated 20 times, one for each pinback button stamp shown on the front of the pane. Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps.

Friday, August 16: Autumn Colors

The radiant beauty of fall will be celebrated with 10 new stamps in a pane of 20, featuring a portfolio of brilliant photographs taken in a variety of locations around the United States. Ethel Kessler, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps with existing photographs by renowned nature and garden photographer Allen Rokach (1941–2021).

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