Classics Forever

The U.S. Postal Service® issues Classics Forever in celebration of the long history of U.S. postage stamps - and in appreciation of stamp collectors and philatelists everywhere. The elaborately designed pieces feature handsome new versions of six stamps first issued in the mid-19th century in addition to a Souvenir Sheet. The intaglio-printed designs featured are George Washington (1851, originally 12 cents), Benjamin Franklin (1851, originally one cent), George Washington (1860, originally 24 cents), George Washington (1860, originally 90 cents), Abraham Lincoln (1866, originally 15 cents), and Benjamin Franklin (1861, originally one cent). The selvage is composed of postal cancellations and script from envelopes contemporaneous with the stamps. © 2022 United States Postal Service®. All Rights Reserved. Used with Permission