Lighthouses — with their beauty, mystery, and aura of romance — have fascinated and enchanted people for centuries. The Postal Service continues to share in that tradition with Forever Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses stamps, the latest in its continuing series of popular lighthouse stamps.

Full Sheet of 20 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses Forever Postage Stamps.
Each stamp features an original acrylic painting of one of the following lighthouses: – Montauk Point, New York – Thomas Point Shoal, Maryland – Harbor of Refuge, Delaware – Navesink, New Jersey – Erie Harbor, Pennsylvania

America’s lighthouses have been guiding mariners to safety for 300 years. Their styles, locations, and construction methods differ, but their purpose is the same: to light the way through treacherous waters. This is the seventh and final issuance in the U.S. Postal Service Lighthouse series. Each stamp features an original acrylic painting of one of the following lighthouses: – Montauk Point, New York – Thomas Point Shoal, Maryland – Harbor of Refuge, Delaware – Navesink, New Jersey – Erie Harbor, Pennsylvania.

Linda Malone, vice president of engineering systems, at the U.S. Postal Service designed this stamp.

Lighthouses Stamps Background

For three centuries, the beacons of America’s lighthouses have been guiding mariners through treacherous waters. Though the five mid-Atlantic lighthouses being recognized have a common purpose, each has its own unique story — and its own mysterious, eternal appeal.

Authorized by George Washington and completed in 1796, Montauk Point Lighthouse (New York) is one of the oldest lights in continuous operation in the United States.

Navesink (New Jersey) is one of only seven stations in the country to feature two lighthouse towers.

The tower of the Erie Harbor Pierhead Light (Pennsylvania) tapers from its base to its midsection, then rises straight from there to the top, the only lighthouse tower with this shape in the United States.

Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse (Delaware) has stood within the breakwater since 1926 and is still an active aid to navigation.

And located in the Chesapeake Bay (Maryland), the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse has withstood the elements since 1875.

The Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses stamps are being issued as Forever stamps. These Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.