In this modern world, you may not need to send many letters. Maybe you mail the occasional card to a friend. Perhaps you have that one bill you have to pay with a check. But wouldn’t you like an excuse to send more mail? The US Postal Service has just the thing. The USPS has announced Dungeons & Dragons stamps for 2024. Yes, D&D stamps! It’s a way to level up any envelope. The set of 20 stamps features 10 different designs that revisit decades of Dungeons & Dragons art.
![A sheet of Dungeons & Dragons stamps surrounded by art with a dragon and a gold D20](https://legendary-digital-network-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/08132656/Dungeons-Dragons-Stamps-overview.jpg)
The Dungeons & Dragons stamps celebrate 50 years of the tabletop roleplaying game. It’s only become more and more popular in recent years with its fifth edition. Jumping into D&D is easier than ever (as long as you can find folks to play with) and it’s an excellent way to escape the world and stretch your imagination. We know mage’s spells aren’t actually real, but we like the notion that adding a D&D stamp to any piece of mail gives it magical armor.
Take a closer look at each stamp in the collection in the gallery.
![A warrior with his back to the viewer fights a massive red dragon in a detail from an illustration that appeared on the box cover of the popular 1983 Du0026D Basic Set, often known simply as the “red box.” This illustration has since become one of the most recognizable pieces of art in the history of the game.](https://legendary-digital-network-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/08132826/Dungeons-and-Dragons-Stamps-fighter-red-dragon.jpg)
![Drizzt Do’Urden, the heroic drow ranger featured in dozens of novels and numerous Du0026D gaming materials since 1988, stands against a wintry backdrop. Drizzt is known for breaking from an evil cult in the Underdark in favor of heroism and friendship on the surface.](https://legendary-digital-network-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/08132822/Dungeons-and-Dragons-Stamps-Drizzt-DoUrden.jpg)
![The five-headed Tiamat, queen of evil dragons, appears in an illustration that appeared in the 2021 book Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons. Tiamat has been featured in Du0026D materials since the 1970s and was first encountered by name in the 1977 Monster Manual.](https://legendary-digital-network-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/08132830/Dungeons-and-Dragons-Stamps-five-headed-Tiamat.jpg)
![A purple worm, a fearsome creature that burrows through the earth and leaves massive tunnels in its wake, rises from the ground and coils, its teeth on display, in an illustration that appeared in the 2014 edition of the Monster Manual.](https://legendary-digital-network-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/08132842/Dungeons-and-Dragons-Stamps-purple-worm.jpg)
![A lone figure lost in a maze, perhaps the victim of a ten-minute “maze” spell, appears in an illustration that appeared in the 2020 book Wizards and Spells: A Young Adventurer’s Guide.](https://legendary-digital-network-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/08132838/Dungeons-and-Dragons-Stamps-lone-figure-in-maze.jpg)
![A character holds a pan of toxic green dragon’s blood over her head, preparing to bathe in it in the hope of gaining magical powers, in an illustration that appeared in the 2021 book Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons.](https://legendary-digital-network-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/08132834/Dungeons-and-Dragons-Stamps-green-dragon-blood.jpg)
![A death knight rides a nightmare, backed by an army of the undead and a sinister, flame-shrouded castle, in an illustration that appeared in the 2020 book Beasts and Behemoths: A Young Adventurer’s Guide.](https://legendary-digital-network-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/08132818/Dungeons-and-Dragons-Stamps-death-knight.jpg)
![A blue-robed figure casts a “magic missile” spell in artwork that appeared in the 2014 edition of the Player’s Handbook.](https://legendary-digital-network-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/08132814/Dungeons-and-Dragons-Stamps-casting-magic-missle.jpg)
![A bronze dragon wearing a necklace glances down at a blue plesiosaur in an illustration that appeared in the 2023 book The Practically Complete Guide to Dragons.](https://legendary-digital-network-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/08132809/Dungeons-and-Dragons-Stamps-bronze-dragon.jpg)
![The archlich Acererak raises an army of the dead in an illustration that appeared on the cover of the 2014 edition of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Acererak has appeared in Du0026D materials since 1978, when he debuted in the classic adventure Tomb of Horrors.](https://legendary-digital-network-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/08132804/Dungeons-and-Dragons-Stamps-archlich-Acererak-.jpg)
The stamps feature art from:
- The Practically Complete Guide to Dragons
- Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons
- Wizards and Spells: A Young Adventurer’s Guide
- Player’s Handbook
- Dungeon Master’s Guide
- D&D Basic Set
- Beasts and Behemoths: A Young Adventurer’s Guide
- Monster Manual
- D&D Starter Set
It seems very possible we’ll need a set of Dungeons & Dragons stamps to collect and a few sets to use for everything we mail in the next two years. The USPS will release the Dungeons & Dragons stamps during Gen Con, taking place in Indianapolis from August 1-4, 2024. They will be available at Lucas Oil Stadium as part of Gen Con and then the Indianapolis Main Post Office for those without Gen Con passes. Greg Breeding, the art director for the stamps, will be available for autographs at 10am on August 1 following the unveiling of the stamps at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Originally published on December 28, 2023.