Lowriders stamps cruise into San Diego for March 13 first-day ceremony

By Linn’s Staff

Continuing with its 2026 United States stamp program, the United States Postal Service will host a first-day ceremony for the set of five Lowriders forever (78¢) commemorative stamps March 13 at 11 a.m. Pacific Time at the Logan Heights Library, 567 S. 28th St., in San Diego, Calif. Gary Barksdale, chief postal inspector of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, will serve as the dedicating official for the first-day event.

The stamps, available in panes of 15, feature color illustrations of five different cars that reflect the lowrider community — colorful customized vehicles designed to drive low and slow. “These new stamps celebrate the lowrider culture that is rooted in 1940s-era working-class Mexican American/Chicano communities throughout the American Southwest,” the USPS said in a Feb. 6 media advisory.

Lowriders are a vibrant cultural expression deeply rooted in Chicano and Mexican-American identity that originated in the 1940s and 1950s in Southern California. Key features of these highly customized cars include advanced hydraulics for height adjustment, intricate custom paint, polished chrome, wire wheels, luxurious interiors and whitewall tires. Vehicles often chosen for modification include Chevrolet Impalas, Cadillacs and Lincolns.

Although free and open to the public, the USPS encourages those wishing to attend the outdoor first-day ceremony, with up to four guests, to register at www.usps.com/lowridersstamps.

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