Stamp Issue Updates for 2016

Update (02 Oct 2016): This could be the last update for the year. A few minor adjustments were made to the stamp release dates. Another change for the Christmas (15th. c. Florentine) from 11 to 18 Oct, but the city of release remained unchanged (Washington DC). The Hanukkah stamp will now be released on 01 Nov in Boca Raton, FL and the Christmas (Nativity) stamp on 03 Nov in Washington, DC. At this point, it is believed the entire stamp program is known for the year. See the release dates for all the stamp below. Surprisingly, little to no postal stationery was released over the entire year. Signs of times to come? The other blog post with details on the stamp printing and designers will be updated soon.

Update (05 Sep 2016): Another stamp issue has been added for release this year. It's a greeting card-rate stamp in the butterfly series (sixth in the series). A 68c stamp non-machinable rate stamp on Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly will be released in 2016. Although a special rate stamp, it will remain valid 'forever' for it's intended use. No release date or place of issue has been announced yet.

Update (28 Aug 2016): CSAC and United States Postal Service have heard all your voice. A new postage stamp will be issued on 05 October to celebrate Diwali, a Hindu festival. Petitions for this stamp subject have been made for over 10 years and a decision was eagerly awaited by the Indian American community. It's a highlight for this blog because of it's focus on India Post and USPS, and because Diwali brings both the countries and it's culture together. The stamp featuring a traditional lamp called 'diya' was designed by Greg Breeding using a photograph by Sally Anderson-Bruce. William Gicker was the art director for this project. The stamp will be released  at the Indian Consulate in New York. Diwali will be celebrated on 29-30 October this year. In other news, dates for a few stamp issues have been adjusted and release locations updated as well. These updates and the high level stamp program is below. Happy Diwali and Happy Collecting!

01 Oct - Kwanzaa at Charleston, SC (Previously, 07 Oct at New York, NY)
05 Oct - Diwali at New York, NY (Previously unannounced)
11 Oct - Christmas (15th c. Florentine) at Washington, DC (Previously 07 Oct at New York, NY)

Update (06 Aug 2016): This post had not been updated in the last few months, mainly because USPS did a good job disseminating information to philatelists and there were other posts on this blog that contained new on recent stamp issues, especially the ones released during the World Stamp Show in New York. At this point, dates for all known stamps for 2016 have been announced. The last one to be announced was for the 1 cent Apples definitive stamp (12 Aug 2016 release date). Following stamp issues were added beyond the ones made known earlier. The updated stamp program is posted below as well. As mentioned earlier, the detailed version of the stamp program will be posted in another blog.

04 Aug - Songbirds in Snow (4 designs)
19 Aug - Patriotic Spiral (1 design)
06 Oct - Holiday Window Views (4 designs)
07 Oct - Wonder Woman (4 designs) - Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age & Modern Age

Here's the stamp issue program, in an easy to read set of two images (03 Apr 2016).

Moving the detailed schedule to a new post (04 Mar 2016).

Update (27 Feb 2016): Added dates for Indiana Statehood, Holiday stamps (4 issues), Jaime Escalante and Soda Fountain Favorites (to be release in Nashville, TN).

Date	Issue Description	Format
07-Jun	Indiana Statehood	Pane of 20
May	Repeal of the Stamp Act, 1766	Pane of 10
May	NY2016 Souvenir Sheets (2 designs)	2 Panes of 12 each
May	Views of Our Planets (8 designs)	Pane of 16
May	Pluto - Explored (2 designs)	Souvenir Sheet of 4
TBD	Apples (1c)	N/A
07-Oct	Christmas (15th c. Florentine)	Pane of 20
06-Oct	Christmas (Nativity)	Pane of 20
TBD	Eid Greetings	Pane of 20
19-Feb	Grapes (5c)	Coil of 10k
06-Oct	Hanukkah	Pane of 20
TBD	Jack O'Lanterns (4 designs)	Pane of 20
13-Jul	Jaime Escalante	Pane of 20
07-Oct	Kwanzaa	Pane of 20
TBD	Pets (20 designs)	Booklet of 20
TBD	Pickup Trucks (4 designs)	Booklet of 20
TBD	Shirley Temple	Pane of 20
30-Jun	Soda Fountain Favorites (5 designs)	Booklet of 20
TBD	Star Quilts (Presorted First Class, 2 designs)	Coils of 3k/10k
TBD	Star Trek (4 designs)	Pane of 20

Update (13 Feb 2016): Just separating out Q1 2016 from the remaining months. This should help keep a track of the issues until March and then add on as more first day of issue dates are available. Happy Collecting!

Date	Issue Description	Format
March?	Indiana Statehood	Pane of 20
May	Repeal of the Stamp Act, 1766	Pane of 10
May	NY2016 Souvenir Sheets (2 designs)	2 Panes of 12 each
May	Views of Our Planets (8 designs)	Pane of 16
May	Pluto - Explored (2 designs)	Souvenir Sheet of 4
TBD	Apples (1c)	N/A
TBD	Christmas (15th c. Florentine)	Pane of 20
TBD	Christmas (Nativity)	Pane of 20
TBD	Eid Greetings	Pane of 20
19-Feb	Grapes (5c)	N/A
TBD	Hanukkah	Pane of 20
TBD	Jack O'Lanterns (4 designs)	Pane of 20
TBD	Jaime Escalante	Pane of 20
TBD	Kwanzaa	Pane of 20
TBD	Pets (20 designs)	Booklet of 20
TBD	Pickup Trucks (4 designs)	Booklet of 20
TBD	Shirley Temple	Pane of 20
TBD	Soda Fountain Favorites (5 designs)	Booklet of 20
TBD	Star Quilts (Presorted First Class, 2 designs)	Coils of 3k/10k
TBD	Star Trek (4 designs)	Pane of 20

Update (30 Dec 2015 & 23 Jan 2016): USPS appears to have provided a major update to the stamp issues for 2016 a couple days ago over a call with stamp news editors. This information actually enables to move to the tabular format for stamp releases in 2016. Information for print quantity, printer, designers and city of release will be added later. Among the new subjects introduced in this recent update, quite a few (highlighted in red below) were mentioned in the Washington Post's leaked CSAC stamp list. The Grapes and Pears stamps are considered as the '5 & 10 cent low denomination designs'; Views of Our Planets could be the 'Solar System' from the CSAC list.

Date	Issue Description	Format
12-Jan	Quilled Paper Heart	Pane of 20
17-Jan	Columbia River Gorge ($22.95)	Pane of 10
17-Jan	La Cueva Del Indio ($6.45)	Pane of 10
29-Jan	Botanical Art (10 designs)	Booklets of 10 & 20
22-Feb	The Moon (Global Forever)	Pane of 10
29-Jan	United States Flag	Booklets of 10, 20 & Coil of 100 (SSP)
29-Jan	United States Flag	Booklet of 10 & Coil of 100 (APU)
2-Feb	Richard Allen	Pane of 20
5-Feb	Celebrating Lunar New Year	Pane of 12
29-Mar	Sarah Vaughan	Pane of 16
March	Indiana Statehood	Pane of 20
May	Repeal of the Stamp Act, 1766	Pane of 10
May	NY2016 Souvenir Sheets (2 designs)	2 Panes of 12 each
May	Views of Our Planets (8 designs)	Pane of 16
May	Pluto - Explored (2 designs)	Souvenir Sheet of 4
TBD	Apples (1c)	N/A
TBD	Christmas (15th c. Florentine)	Pane of 20
TBD	Christmas (Nativity)	Pane of 20
TBD	Eid Greetings	Pane of 20
TBD	Grapes (5c)	N/A
TBD	Hanukkah	Pane of 20
TBD	Jack O'Lanterns (4 designs)	Pane of 20
TBD	Jaime Escalante	Pane of 20
TBD	Kwanzaa	Pane of 20
17-Jan	Pears (10c)	Coil of 10k
TBD	Pets (20 designs)	Booklet of 20
TBD	Pickup Trucks (4 designs)	Booklet of 20
TBD	Shirley Temple	Pane of 20
TBD	Soda Fountain Favorites (5 designs)	Booklet of 20
TBD	Star Quilts (Presorted First Class, 2 designs)	Coils of 3k/10k
TBD	Star Trek (4 designs)	Pane of 20

Original Post
The new year will soon be here. USPS has already announced several stamp issues. This list includes some stamp subjects from the Washington Post leaked stamp list.

Adding stamp release dates below as they are announced or confirmed.

United States Stamp Issues in 2016:

January 12 - Quilled Paper Heart

January 29 - Botanical Art (Booklet of 20)
February 02 - Richard Allen

February 05 - Year of the Monkey

March 29 - Sarah Vaughan

May - NY2016 Souvenir Sheet

May - Repeal of the Stamp Act, 1766

Indiana Statehood

Jaime Escalante

Pets (Booklet of 20)

Other potential subjects for 2016 (CSAC leaked list from The Post):

A Leon Higginbotham, Jr.

Barn Swallow Envelope

Biplane Stamped Card

Columbia River Gorge

Common Buckeye Butterfly

Elizabeth Taylor

Henry James

Mushrooms

NPS

Sesame Street

Skywriting

X-Ray Flowers

Yes,Virginia