The U.S. Postal Service announced that the 2018 Mister Rogers stamp is returning. The stamp was chosen as the winner of the Stamp Encore contest. [1]
Public Vote
The Stamp Encore competition gave the public 10 weeks to vote on their favorite stamp from 25 recent options. Over 500,000 votes were received. The Mister Rogers stamp secured the win by more than 40,000 votes over the second-place contender.
The Mister Rogers stamp secured the win by more than 40,000 votes over the second-place contender.
The original release saw massive demand from the public. “When we issued the Mister Rogers stamp in 2018, we ordered a print run of some 12 million. That may sound like a lot, but Mister Rogers really took us by surprise,” said Isaac Cronkhite, the Postal Service’s chief processing and distribution officer and executive vice president.
Availability
The Mister Rogers stamp was reissued in a ceremony during the exposition.  A new, four-image souvenir sheet was also introduced alongside it. The items are exclusively on sale at the Boston 2026 Expo through May 30. After that, they will be available at Post Office locations nationwide and online starting June 1.
Enduring Legacy
Fred Rogers created educational programming for children for decades. He is remembered for his calm and reassuring manner.
“When people use this stamp, we hope it serves as a small, daily reminder of Fred’s enduring belief in the inherent worth of every human being,” said Paul Siefken, President and CEO of Fred Rogers Productions.
The stamps are issued as Forever stamps in a pane of 20. The souvenir sheet is issued as Forever stamps in a pane of four. The original stamp features a photograph of Rogers in his red cardigan next to King Friday XIII.
Notes:
- ^U.S. Postal Service. (2026). Welcome back to the neighborhood, Mister Rogers – USPS Newsroom. USPS. Retrieved from https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2026/0524-welcome-back-to-the-neighborhood-mister-rogers.htm (go back ↩)
