Postal Service to Honor Photographer and Activist Linda McCartney

What:

The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the art and life of Linda McCartney (1941–1998), a pioneering photographer and animal rights activist who was a pivotal figure in the vegetarianism movement, at a first-day-of-issue ceremony for stamps featuring her photography. All attendees must RSVP to attend the ceremony at the museum.

Who:

Program participants to be announced.

When:

Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, at 11 a.m. ET

Where:

The Museum of Modern Art

11 West 53rd St.

New York, NY 10019

RSVP:

All attendees must RSVP to attend the ceremony at the museum. Register for the event at: usps.com/lindamccartneystamps

Background:

Linda McCartney rose to prominence by capturing some of the most memorable musicians of the 1960s in photographs that felt relaxed, intimate and full of life. Her 1968 portrait of Eric Clapton made her the first female photographer to have their work featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Among McCartney's favorite subjects to photograph were her husband — musician Paul McCartney — and their children and animals, as well as small moments of everyday life. McCartney's photographs have been exhibited throughout the United States as well as at the Royal Photographic Society and the Victoria and Albert Museum in England.

The pane of 20 stamps showcases five different photographs. The selvage features a black-and-white self-portrait of McCartney behind her camera. Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps and stamp pane.

News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #LindaMcCartneyStamps