Ralph Lauren Curates American Icons Stamps as USPS Salutes 250 Years of The United States

What the “American Icons” stamps are The “American Icons” collection is a pane of 13 Forever stamps curated by Ralph Lauren from his own archive and from imagery that has inspired him over the course of his career.

Twelve stamps carry the “American Icons” title alongside “FOREVER” and “USA,” and depict motifs ranging from an American flag and a baseball glove used by Jackie Robinson to a pickup truck, dog, Empire State Building, barn, Diné (Navajo) blanket, teddy bear, lighthouse, hamburger, sailboat and horses.

At the center of the pane sits a thirteenth stamp featuring a knit American flag designed by Ralph Lauren, with the text “1776 to 2026” and “American Icons” in gold, surrounded by a denim blue background.

The knit flag is drawn from an iconic Polo Ralph Lauren sweater first introduced in 1989, making the central stamp a direct bridge between the designer’s fashion archive and the nation’s semiquincentennial…