Yes, there's a dreidel stamp. The U.S. Postal Service released a Hanukkah Forever stamp featuring a dreidel on September 29, 2026. It shows a dark blue dreidel with rust-colored Hebrew letters on a turquoise background, framed by flowers and leaves. It sells in sheets of 20 at Post Offices and on usps.com.
A dreidel gets its own stamp
Every year the Postal Service puts out holiday stamps, and for 2026 the Hanukkah stamp is all about the dreidel. USPS says it's the ninth Hanukkah stamp it has issued since its first one in 1996.
Naturally, we're fans.
What it looks like
- The dreidel: dark blue, with rust-colored Hebrew letters, right in the middle of the stamp.
- The background: turquoise.
- The frame: flowers and leaves in light and dark orange, cream and a few shades of blue.
- The shape: it's a tall stamp, taller than it is wide, which suits a dreidel nicely.
USPS describes it as a colorful digital illustration. To see it, check out the stamp on the USPS Postal Store.
Who made it
The artwork is by Lisa Perrin, an illustrator from Baltimore. Antonio Alcalá, a USPS art director from Alexandria, Virginia, designed the stamp around it.
The details
| Detail | Hanukkah 2026 stamp |
|---|---|
| Released | September 29, 2026 |
| First-day ceremony | Touro Synagogue, New Orleans |
| Type | Forever stamp (First-Class Mail, 1 ounce) |
| Price at release | 82¢ each, $16.40 for a sheet of 20 |
| Sheet | 20 stamps, one design, self-adhesive |
| How many were printed | 10 million |
| Size | 0.91 × 1.19 inches |
| Printer | Banknote Corporation of America |
Because it's a Forever stamp, it's good for a regular 1-ounce letter no matter how much postage goes up later. Buy a few sheets now and you're set for Hanukkah cards for years.
Where to get it
- Any Post Office. Ask at the counter for the Hanukkah stamp, or just say the dreidel stamp. They'll know.
- Online at the USPS Postal Store.
- By phone at 844-737-7824.
Post Offices get busy in December, so if you're planning to send Hanukkah cards, it's worth picking up your stamps early.
Not the first dreidel on a stamp
The dreidel has turned up on U.S. stamps before.
- 1996: the first U.S. Hanukkah stamp. It showed a colorful menorah and came out at the same time as a matching stamp in Israel.
- 2004: a stamp with a real wooden dreidel, hand-painted with scenes of Jerusalem. It came from a family's dreidel collection, and the owner says he bought it in Jerusalem for seven dollars. Not a bad investment.
- 2011: a design with the word Hanukkah in colorful blocks, tilted like a dreidel mid-spin.
Most of the other Hanukkah stamps over the years have featured the menorah. In 2026 the dreidel finally gets the spotlight again.
For stamp collectors
If you collect stamps, USPS offers first-day-of-issue postmarks by mail for the dreidel stamp. Requests have to be postmarked by January 29, 2027. Details are in the USPS stamp announcement.
Ideas for using it
- Hanukkah cards, obviously.
- Dreidel party invitations. Put a dreidel on the envelope and the invite on the inside. Our rules page is handy if your guests need a refresher.
- Teachers: a sheet of dreidel stamps makes a fun little prize, or a starting point for a lesson on the letters. See our dreidel ideas for teachers.
- Thank-you notes after Hanukkah. Grandparents notice these things.
Updated October 2026