Written by Acorn Sales Company, manufacturing stamps and seals since 1964 · Reviewed by Holly R, VP of Sales and Marketing at Acorn Sales, against the Acorn Sales State Pride personalized address and message stamp range (141 published SKUs across 49 states) on 22 September 2026 · Updated 22 September 2026
A State Pride address stamp at Acorn runs $21.95 to $29.95, and the median across the 141 published listings in this range is $26.95. Each one is personalized: you supply the name, address or short message, and the die carries it next to artwork for your state. Counting every published listing in this range, 49 states appear; Texas is the only state with nothing published here. Two imprint formats are stocked, a 7/8″ x 2-1/4″ rectangle on the Classic Address designs and a 1-5/8″ square on the state motif designs, and three mechanisms sit under them: a wood handle rubber stamp that takes a separate ink pad, a self-inking stamp, and a pre-inked stamp rated for up to 15,000 impressions before re-inking. Price tracks the mechanism, not the state. The same Wisconsin badger artwork is $21.95 on a wood handle, $26.95 self-inking and $29.95 pre-inked.What these are for
This is a return address stamp with a state on it, bought by people who want both jobs done in one impression. The largest group is households stamping outgoing mail: envelopes, thank you cards, invitations and packages, which is what the 45 pre-inked address listings at $26.95 are built around and why that design comes in a narrow 7/8″ x 2-1/4″ format sized for the corner of an envelope. The second group is buying a gift or a keepsake, which the listings point at directly: new homeowners, newlyweds, alumni, teachers and people who have moved away from the state they still claim. The third is small businesses and makers who want a state mark on packaging, gift tags, kraft mailers and handmade goods, and who buy the 1-5/8″ square motif designs because a square carries a picture better than a narrow strip does.
The ranges we stock
Classic Address stamps, wood handle, $24.95
The Classic Address design is the backbone of this range. It pairs a black and white circular emblem with your return address in a 7/8″ x 2-1/4″ imprint, and it is published state by state under a single design code. On a wood handle it is $24.95: a laser engraved rubber die on a natural wood mount, with no ink of its own, so an ink pad is bought separately and the color is whatever pad you buy. Twelve states are published in this version, among them Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, Michigan, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota. The listings credit the wood mount with a comfortable grip and the die with sharp detail and long life. Nothing consumable is built into the stamp, so nothing in it can run dry. New Jersey sits alongside this group at the same $24.95 in a self-inking body, carrying the Garden State silhouette with a heart cut out of the center, described with a built in pad that re-inks after every impression and an ergonomic handle for one handed use.
Classic Address stamps, pre-inked, $26.95
The same Classic Address design in a pre-inked body is $26.95, and this is the widest published format here: 44 states have one. The imprint is the same 7/8″ x 2-1/4″ rectangle. The difference is the ink, which lives inside the die rather than on a pad you press against. The listings describe the PSI pre-inked system as whisper quiet and good for up to 15,000 crisp impressions before re-inking, using an oil-based ink that resists fading, bleeding and smudging and dries quickly. Five ink colors are offered. The states run from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona and Arkansas through California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin to Wyoming. Arizona is published twice, once in the shared emblem and once in an Arizona specific design pairing the state silhouette with a script word love, both at $26.95.
Square state motif stamps, wood handle, $21.95 and $29.95
The second design family is square. Twenty seven separate square artworks are published, each keyed to one state and offered across several mechanisms. On a wood handle there are two price points. At $21.95, the cheapest thing in the range, you get a 1-5/8″ square wood handle rubber stamp with the ink pad sold separately; the listings describe a precision laser cut rubber die and a classic wood handle, and several carry a three line layout so a return address, business details or a short message sits under the artwork. Eighteen of these are published, covering Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. At $29.95, fifteen more wood handle squares are published under a different supplier, again 1-5/8″ and laser engraved, with a black wood handle for control and paired with pads so you can switch colors at will. Both take a pad bought separately, so the running cost sits in the pad and not in the stamp.
Square state motif stamps, self-inking, $26.95
The self-inking version of the square designs is $26.95, and fifteen are published, all at 1-5/8″. These carry the highest published ink color count in the range: 11 ink colors, against five on the pre-inked bodies. Each is rated for up to 10,000 impressions before a refill, and the listings are explicit that the pad is both refillable and replaceable, so the stamp is meant to be kept rather than thrown out when the ink goes faint. The designs in this body include Pine and Proud for Arkansas, Little State Big Heart for Rhode Island, the Peach State outline for Georgia, the Prairie State lighthouse for Illinois, the Badger State graphic for Wisconsin, the Keystone design for Pennsylvania, the Palmetto design for South Carolina, the Empire State silhouette for New York, the corn artwork for Indiana, and designs for Montana, North Dakota, Washington, Connecticut and Maryland. A self-inking body is the middle of the three mechanisms on every count that matters: more impressions than a pad arrangement makes convenient, fewer than a pre-inked die, and the widest color choice published.
Square state motif stamps, pre-inked, $29.95
Thirty five pre-inked squares are published at $29.95, in two bodies. The PSI pre-inked squares, sixteen of them, use the same oil-based system as the $26.95 Classic Address stamps and quote the same up to 15,000 impressions before re-inking, in five ink colors, with the ink in a built in reservoir that dispenses just enough for a smudge free impression that dries quickly. The Slim pre-inked squares, nineteen of them, quote the same 15,000 impressions and name the five colors outright: red, blue, green, purple and black. Their selling point in the listings is portability, a flat lightweight body that goes in a bag or a drawer with no pad to carry alongside it. Both are 1-5/8″. Between them you can find Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Washington and Wisconsin. This is the top of the ladder, and $29.95 against $21.95 for the same artwork on a wood handle is the clearest statement in the catalog of what the ink delivery is worth.
Finding out whether your state is published
Forty nine states appear across the 141 published listings. Texas is the exception: nothing here carries Texas artwork. Coverage is also uneven below the state level, because the two design families barely overlap. The Classic Address emblem covers 47 states between its $24.95 wood handle and $26.95 pre-inked versions. The square motif family covers only 19 states, because each square is drawn for one state and there are 27 drawings. Six states have no Classic Address pre-inked stamp: New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas. The first four are covered at $24.95 instead. Rhode Island is covered only in the square family, where it appears as Little State Big Heart and Ocean State artwork across every mechanism. If your state is not named on this page, or you want a square motif for a state that only has the Classic Address emblem, contact us and ask; the range published here is what the catalog shows today, and it does not cover every state in every format.
Sizes and dimensions
Two imprint sizes cover the entire range, and they map cleanly onto the two design families. The Classic Address designs are 7/8″ x 2-1/4″, a narrow rectangle the listings describe as balanced for envelopes, cards, labels and small packaging, and proportioned so a return address reads cleanly with the emblem beside it. The state motif designs are 1-5/8″ square, the format on every wood handle, self-inking, PSI pre-inked and Slim pre-inked square here, whichever supplier the body comes from and whichever of the four prices it carries. The square is the larger of the two and the one to choose if the artwork is the point, because a state silhouette, a badger, a crab, a pine tree pair or a lighthouse has room to read at that size. The rectangle is the one to choose if the address is the point. No other imprint dimensions are published, and the catalog states no die thickness, mount dimensions or body weight, so if you need the physical footprint rather than the size of the impression, ask before ordering.
How many impressions you get
Impression counts are published by mechanism, not by state. Pre-inked stamps are rated at up to 15,000 impressions before re-inking, and that figure is stated on the $26.95 Classic Address stamps and on both families of $29.95 pre-inked squares, PSI and Slim alike. Self-inking squares at $26.95 are rated at up to 10,000 impressions before a refill, and those listings add that the pad is refillable and replaceable, so the count is a service interval rather than an end of life. Wood handle rubber stamps at $21.95, $24.95 and $29.95 carry no impression count at all, and correctly so: they take ink from a separate pad, so the life of the impression is the life of the pad. For a wedding mailing of a few hundred envelopes, any of the three will do. For every outgoing order of a small business, the 15,000 figure is the one to plan around. Nothing in the catalog states how long built in ink keeps in an unused stamp, so if yours will sit idle, that is worth asking about.
Ink and colors
Three ink arrangements, one per mechanism. The pre-inked bodies hold oil-based ink inside the die, offered in five ink colors, named on the Slim listings as red, blue, green, purple and black. The listings credit the ink with resisting fading, bleeding and smudging, drying quickly, and printing richly enough to hold fine detail in the state artwork; the action is described as whisper quiet, which matters more than it sounds in an office. Re-inking is done from the top when the impression goes faint. The self-inking squares at $26.95 carry a built in pad and are published in 11 ink colors, the widest choice here, with the pad refillable or replaceable once the 10,000 impressions are used up. The $24.95 New Jersey self-inking stamp states multiple ink colors without naming a number. The wood handle stamps at $21.95, $24.95 and $29.95 have no ink of their own. The pad is sold separately and the color is entirely your choice, which is the real advantage of the cheapest body: the listings note a stronger ink can be paired with it for stamping on fabric, kraft paper and other tougher surfaces. The catalog does not name the 11 self-inking colors individually, so if a specific shade matters, ask which are stocked.
What you can customize
What you personalize is the text, not the artwork. On the Classic Address stamps the personalized element is the return address itself, set beside a fixed emblem for the state, and the 7/8″ x 2-1/4″ format is sized around a name and address reading in a short stack of lines. On the square designs the common published layout is three lines, and the listings are broad about what goes on them: a name, a return address, business details, a slogan or a short message. That is the practical difference between the two families. The rectangle is an address stamp with a state emblem attached. The square is a state graphic with three lines of your text set into the design. The artwork is fixed per state and per design code, and the catalog publishes no option to alter it, no font menu and no logo option in this range. Twenty seven square artworks are published, each drawn for one state, and they are specific rather than generic: a blue crab for Maryland, twin pine trees framing Arkansas as Pine and Proud, a badger beside the Wisconsin outline, a palmetto for South Carolina, a lighthouse for Illinois, a cloud, umbrella and raindrops over Washington, a heart cut into the Rhode Island outline, a circular seal reading State of New York, and a Made in North Carolina badge. If you want artwork that is not published, contact us rather than assuming it can be substituted into one of these listings.
Your state decides your options more than your budget does
On most stamp ranges you pick the design, then pick how much to spend. Here the order is reversed, because the two design families cover different maps. Take Rhode Island. There is no Classic Address pre-inked stamp for it, so the $26.95 rectangle that 44 other states can buy is not an option; what Rhode Island has instead is the Little State Big Heart square, published across the whole ladder, $21.95 on a wood handle, $26.95 self-inking, $29.95 pre-inked. Now take Vermont. Vermont has the Classic Address emblem at $26.95 and nothing else: no Vermont square, no wood handle Vermont stamp, no self-inking Vermont stamp. One state has four ways to buy and one shape; the other has one way to buy and one price.
Two consequences follow. Comparing prices across states is close to meaningless, because a $21.95 stamp and a $29.95 stamp here are usually not one design at two quality levels but two design families covering different states. And the mechanism question, pad or self-inking or pre-inked, only opens up in the 19 states carried by the square family; for the other 30 states in the range the format is decided for you. Check which listings exist for your state first, then decide how you want it inked. If the combination you want is not published, contact us; the map here is what has been drawn so far, not a fixed limit.
Ordering, proofs and delivery
Every stamp in this range is made to order, because every one carries text you supply. Order by giving the exact text for each line as you want it to read, since the die is engraved from what you send, and by naming the state design you want when your state appears in more than one. The catalog states no production lead time, no shipping window and no carrier detail, and several listings say only that turnaround is fast, which is not a date; if you are ordering against a wedding, a move or a holiday mailing, ask for the current schedule. No minimum order and no setup fee is published either way, and nothing here mentions a proof before engraving. Where a state has both a Classic Address version and a square version, the order needs to name which, because they are separate products with separate imprint sizes. Prices run $21.95, $24.95, $26.95 and $29.95 with nothing between or beyond them. For anything the listings do not settle, contact us.
Care and longevity
Acorn warrants embossing seals for two years and rubber stamps for six months. Everything in this range is a rubber stamp, so six months is the term that applies, and no listing here states a warranty of its own, so nothing on these pages contradicts the house rule. Care differs by mechanism. A wood handle stamp needs the die wiped after use so pigment does not build up in the fine lines of the state artwork, and its pad kept charged; the die has no moving parts and nothing in it to wear out. A self-inking square re-inks itself at the top of every stroke, so it needs nothing until the impression goes faint, at which point the pad is refilled or replaced rather than the stamp. A pre-inked die is re-inked from the top when it starts printing light. What shortens a stamp life is neglect rather than use: a die left inked and uncapped loses detail faster than one stamped every day. None of these listings publishes a cleaning solvent or a storage instruction.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is a State Pride address stamp?
$21.95 to $29.95, with a median of $26.95 across the 141 published listings. There are only four prices in the range. $21.95 buys a 1-5/8″ square wood handle rubber stamp with the ink pad sold separately. $24.95 buys a Classic Address wood handle stamp at 7/8″ x 2-1/4″. $26.95 buys either a Classic Address pre-inked stamp or a self-inking square. $29.95 buys a pre-inked square or a wood handle square from a different supplier.
Which states can I get?
Forty nine. Counting every published listing in this range, all states except Texas appear. Coverage is not even across formats: 44 states have the Classic Address pre-inked stamp at $26.95, 12 more have a Classic Address wood handle version at $24.95, and 19 states have their own square motif artwork. If your state is not published in the format you want, contact us and ask.
Is there a Texas stamp?
Not in this range. Texas is the one state with nothing published across the 141 listings, in either design family and at any of the four prices. The catalog does not say why, and it does not say whether one is planned. If you want a Texas address stamp, contact us and ask what can be done rather than ordering a different state and hoping.
What size is the impression?
One of two. The Classic Address designs imprint 7/8″ x 2-1/4″, a narrow rectangle sized for a return address on an envelope. The state motif designs imprint 1-5/8″ square, which is the format on every square in the range whether it is the $21.95 wood handle, the $26.95 self-inking or the $29.95 pre-inked. No other imprint size is published here.
What gets personalized?
The text. On a Classic Address stamp it is your return address, set beside the state emblem. On a square motif stamp the published layout is three lines, and the listings allow a name, an address, business details or a short message on them. The state artwork itself is fixed per design and cannot be altered, and no font or layout choices are published in this range.
How many impressions do I get?
Up to 15,000 on a pre-inked stamp before re-inking, which covers the $26.95 Classic Address stamps and both families of $29.95 pre-inked squares. Up to 10,000 on a $26.95 self-inking square before a refill, with the pad refillable or replaceable. Wood handle stamps at $21.95, $24.95 and $29.95 publish no count, because they take ink from a separate pad and last as long as the pad is kept charged.
What ink colors are available?
Five on the pre-inked bodies: red, blue, green, purple and black, named on the Slim listings and counted as five throughout. Eleven on the $26.95 self-inking squares, which is the widest choice in the range, though the catalog does not list the eleven by name. On a wood handle stamp the color is whatever pad you buy, since the pad is sold separately.
Wood handle, self-inking or pre-inked, which should I buy?
Pre-inked at $26.95 or $29.95 if you stamp often and want the highest count, 15,000, with quiet oil-based ink and no pad to manage. Self-inking at $26.95 if color choice matters most, since those carry 11 colors against five, and 10,000 impressions is enough for most households. Wood handle at $21.95 or $24.95 if you stamp occasionally, want the lowest price, or want to change colors freely and stamp on kraft, fabric and rougher surfaces with a pad chosen for the job.
Why is the same state artwork $21.95 on one stamp and $29.95 on another?
Because you are paying for the ink delivery, not for the artwork. The Badger State design for Wisconsin, for instance, is published at $21.95 on a wood handle with the pad separate, at $26.95 self-inking, and at $29.95 pre-inked. The imprint is the same 1-5/8″ square in all three. What changes is whether the ink is on a pad you buy, in a pad inside the body, or in the die itself.
Does the state motif sit beside the address or above it?
It depends on the family. On the Classic Address designs the emblem sits beside the address text within the 7/8″ x 2-1/4″ rectangle, which is why that format stays narrow enough for an envelope corner. On the square designs the artwork is the dominant element and the three personalized lines are set into the design, which is why a square is the better choice when the state graphic is the reason you are buying.
Can I put a logo or my own artwork on one of these?
Not through these listings. The artwork on each of the 27 published square designs is drawn for one state, and the Classic Address emblem is shared across the states that carry it. Nothing in this range publishes a custom artwork option. If you want your own design engraved, contact us about a custom stamp rather than trying to substitute artwork into a State Pride listing.
What warranty comes with it?
Six months. Acorn warrants rubber stamps for six months and embossing seals for two years, and every product in this range is a rubber stamp, so six months is the term. No listing in this range states a warranty of its own, so there is no product page here that contradicts the house rule.
How long does it take to make?
The catalog does not say. These listings publish no production lead time, no dispatch window and no transit estimate; several describe turnaround as fast without attaching a number to it. Every stamp here is made to order because every one carries text you supply, so there is a production step. If you are working to a date, contact us for the current schedule.
Can I re-ink it, or do I buy a new one?
Re-ink it. A pre-inked die is re-inked from the top when the impression goes light. A self-inking square has a pad the listings describe as refillable and replaceable. A wood handle stamp never runs dry in the first place, because its ink comes from a pad you keep charged. In all three cases the engraved rubber die is the part that lasts, and a clean die outlives the ink several times over.
