On September 17, 2020, in Plymouth, MA, the United States Postal Service® issued the Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps (Item 476700). The stamp went on sale nationwide on September 17, 2020, and was not to be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue. The Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor pane of 20 stamps was not to be split and the stamps were not to be sold individually.

With this commemorative stamp, the United States Postal Service marked the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor. The watercolor, gouache, and acrylic painting was digitally refined to convey a scene of desolate beauty at the end of the Pilgrims’ harrowing journey to an unfamiliar world. The stamp also featured a stylized hawthorn flower printed in intaglio. In England, the hawthorn — a member of the rose family — was sometimes called a mayflower, as it bloomed in May. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp with original art by Greg Harlin.