Learn about the designers and artists who create postage stamps and take a behind-the-scenes look at how the stamps are conceptualized, designed and produced.

This documentary about the designers and artists who create postage stamps provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the stamps are conceptualized, designed and produced. Each of the iconic images on all those little bits of paper captures a unique angle of the American experience. In depicting and honoring their subjects, stamps play a significant role in memorializing national icons and showcasing important features of American culture and history. AMERICAN STAMPS offers an intimate look at these objects and the people who create them.