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2026 First-Class Forever Stamps,Bald Eagles: Hatchling to Adult
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US #6082-86
2026 Bald Eagle: Hatching to Adult
- Set of 5 stamps picturing eagles at different stages of development
- Features America’s national bird
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Bald Eagles
Value: 78¢, First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: Wabasha, Minnesota
First Day City: May 14, 2026
Quantity Issued: 22,000,000 stamps
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset/ Flexographic
Format: Pane of 20
Why the stamp was issued: These stamps honor the bald eagle, America’s national bird.
About the stamp design: Ornithologist and illustrator David Allen Sibley created original paintings for these stamps. Each stamp pictures a different developmental stage in the life of the Bald Eagle.
First Day City: The first day of issue ceremony was an outdoor event held at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota.
History the stamp represents: A bald eagle takes years to become itself. The hatchling that emerges from the egg has a long journey ahead — learning to open its eyes, find its footing, and eventually take to the sky. The transformation is slow, hard-won, and remarkable. So is the story of America — the nation that chose the eagle as its symbol.
From a few fragile settlements in the early 1600s, America grew to 250,000 people in just a century. By 1776, it had found its voice — and its courage. The Declaration of Independence staked everything on the radical idea that all people are created equal. Eight years of war proved America’s resolve — overcoming the most powerful military on earth. A new nation emerged.
The 1800s brought staggering expansion. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the nation. Railroads stitched it together coast to coast. The Civil War nearly tore it apart — yet the Union held. Two world wars brought America to the world stage. American innovation put a man on the Moon, gave the world the computer, the internet, and technologies that changed everything.
Today, the proud eagle soars above a nation of 340 million people — and a story still being written. It took time, struggle, and no small amount of courage to get here. For both the eagle and the nation it represents, every moment of the journey was worth it.
US #6082-86
2026 Bald Eagle: Hatching to Adult
- Set of 5 stamps picturing eagles at different stages of development
- Features America’s national bird
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Bald Eagles
Value: 78¢, First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: Wabasha, Minnesota
First Day City: May 14, 2026
Quantity Issued: 22,000,000 stamps
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset/ Flexographic
Format: Pane of 20
Why the stamp was issued: These stamps honor the bald eagle, America’s national bird.
About the stamp design: Ornithologist and illustrator David Allen Sibley created original paintings for these stamps. Each stamp pictures a different developmental stage in the life of the Bald Eagle.
First Day City: The first day of issue ceremony was an outdoor event held at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota.
History the stamp represents: A bald eagle takes years to become itself. The hatchling that emerges from the egg has a long journey ahead — learning to open its eyes, find its footing, and eventually take to the sky. The transformation is slow, hard-won, and remarkable. So is the story of America — the nation that chose the eagle as its symbol.
From a few fragile settlements in the early 1600s, America grew to 250,000 people in just a century. By 1776, it had found its voice — and its courage. The Declaration of Independence staked everything on the radical idea that all people are created equal. Eight years of war proved America’s resolve — overcoming the most powerful military on earth. A new nation emerged.
The 1800s brought staggering expansion. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the nation. Railroads stitched it together coast to coast. The Civil War nearly tore it apart — yet the Union held. Two world wars brought America to the world stage. American innovation put a man on the Moon, gave the world the computer, the internet, and technologies that changed everything.
Today, the proud eagle soars above a nation of 340 million people — and a story still being written. It took time, struggle, and no small amount of courage to get here. For both the eagle and the nation it represents, every moment of the journey was worth it.
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