New DnD Stamps Celebrate Game’s 50th Anniversary
United States Postal Service to release limited edition stamps featuring classic Dungeons & Dragons art
Over the years the Dungeons & Dragons brand has appeared in countless places, with everything from t-shirts and playing cards to video games and big screen Hollywood films. Now, the legendary RPG is coming to an envelope near you as a series of exclusive DnD stamps from the United States Postal Service (USPS) that are being released to commemorating the 50th anniversary of the legendary TTRPG.
So get ready to roll a saving throw versus shipping and handling, as we take a closer look at these unique collectibles.
What’s included in the new DnD stamps?
The upcoming DnD stamps are part of a series of four new USPS sets (also included is a celebration of UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, carnivals and legendary photographer Ansel Adams). Each set will include 20 individual stamps with 10 unique pieces of art pulled from Wizards of the Coast’s archives.
Notably, all of the images have appeared in previous Wizards of the Coast materials, including a number of DnD game supplements and related Magic the Gathering cards. Probably the most recognizable is the iconic image of a barbarian facing down a red dragon, which was illustrated by the legendary Larry Elmore and featured on the 1983 “red box” version of Dungeons & Dragons. Sharp eyed fans will also likely recognize the cover to the 2014 Dungeon Master’s Guide, and the appearance of the popular drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden.
All of the images were selected for usage by longtime USPS Art Director Greg Breeding and resized to be able to fit into the limited space available on a single postage stamp. The packaging the stamps will be included in will also likely include a DnD flourish, although the USPS hasn’t released any details on that just yet.
When are the new DnD stamps coming out?
Currently, the USPS has yet to confirm the exact release date and pricing for the new DnD stamps. Given the ongoing celebrations being planned by Wizards of the Coast to celebrate the 50th anniversary of DnD, it’s likely going to occur in early 2024.
It’s worth noting that while these stamps are primarily designed for collectors, they can in fact be used as actual postage. So if you’ve ever wanted to use Tiamat to mail in your furnace bill, now’s definitely your chance.
What else in store for the DnD 50th Anniversary?
2024 is a major milestone for Dungeons & Dragons, with the release of a number of new products to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the game. This includies an updated Core Rulebooks (including a new 2024 Player’s Handbook), a remake of the classic adventure Descent in the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, a new high-level campaign entitled Vecna: Eve of Ruin, and an anthology of one-shots entitled Quests from the Infinite Staircase.
Given the major push from Wizards of the Coast to celebrate the 50th anniversary, DnD collectors stamps are likely just the beginning in terms of tie-in merchandise.
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Cameron Nichols is a Senior Editor who lives in Boston, Massachusetts, and has been playing D&D since the early 90s, when he was introduced by his older brother and cut his teeth on AD&D 2nd Edition. Since then he’s played virtually every RPG he could get his nerdy little mitts on (including a weird Goth phase in the early 2000s when he rocked Vampire: The Masquerade pretty hard). His favorite D&D campaign setting is the Forgotten Realms and his favorite character to play was a Half-Orc Barbarian named Grug (who was unfortunately devoured by a gelatinous cube).
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