The USPS Pays Tribute to the Mayflower’s 400th Anniversary with a Limited-Edition Collector’s Stamp and Proof Set
In 2020, the USPS released this limited-edition set for the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ voyage to America. It’s rare that the USPS creates sets like this. Since you can no longer get it from the USPS, only a few lucky collectors can own it. The set includes a mint pane of 20 Mayflower stamps along with five single-colored proofs. One of the best parts of the whole set has to be the book. It’s beautifully designed and packed with neat facts about the Pilgrims’ journey across 16 pages. Plus, it gives you a detailed insider’s look at the design and production of the 2020 Mayflower commemorative. Enjoy getting an exclusive look at the Pilgrims’ epic journey and discovering how the stamps came to be.
You’ll love having this momentous piece of American history in your collection. Not every collector can own one—the USPS only made 2,500. Snap yours up right away before they get even scarcer!
Some of the special features of this set are:
- A mint pane of 20 Mayflower stamps
- Five single-color proofs
- A 16-page book with details about the Mayflower and the 2020 stamp
- A numbered certificate of authenticity
- Only 2,500 were created
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Issued in honor of the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, MA. Get all three in one easy order.
Contrary to early public opinion, stamp experts today believe this stamp illustrates fine detail and required extreme skill from the engraver.
Issued to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing.
Celebrates the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony—first settled by English Puritans and Pilgrims.
The first stamp issued in the Holiday Celebrations Series—it recalls America’s “First Thanksgiving.”
Canceled in Plymouth, MA. The postmark looks like the Mayflower is floating in the sea.
When the Pilgrims came to the New World, they needed to adapt to the new climate. Native Americans helped them grow crops and survive through the unfamiliar weather conditions.
Pictures American crops cultivated for centuries before Europeans arrived. Native Americans taught Pilgrims how to farm them in order to survive in the New World.