Sunday, November 01, 2026

USA/Germany: SpongeBob SquarePants on Stamps – From the USA and Germany

The United States Postal Service (USPS) celebrated the popular animated series SpongeBob SquarePants with a set of four colorful Forever stamp designs, issued on August 1, 2025. Two designs feature close-ups of SpongeBob's smiling face (like on follwoing cover), while the others show his friends and fellow residents of Bikini Bottom. The stamps were released in sheets of 16. My cover from St. Louis, Missouri, features one of the bright yellow SpongeBob stamps, accompanied by two additional US stamps.

 
Stamps on this Cover
1× SpongeBob SquarePants – Forever Stamp Issued: 01-08-2025
1× Lowriders – El Rey (1963 Chevrolet Impala) Issued: 13-03-2026
1× School Bus – Additional Ounce Issued: 05-01-2023
 
Deutsche Post followed with its own SpongeBob commemorative stamp on March 2, 2026. The €0.95 stamp features SpongeBob, his best friend Patrick Star, and Sandy Cheeks. An interesting feature is its compatibility with the Ravensburger tiptoi interactive pen, which brings the stamp to life with sounds, dialogue, and music.


Stamps on this Cover
1× SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends (€0.95) Issued: 02-03-2026
Special commemorative postmark from Berlin, March 3, 2026, celebrating the official stamp presentation.