1981 U.S. First Day Covers
| Description | Date | City | Denom | Designer |
| Everett McKinley Dirksen | Jan 4, 1981 | Pekin, IL 61554 | 0.15 | Ron Adair |
| Whitney Moore Young, Jr. | Jan 30, 1981 | New York, NY 10001 | 0.15 | Jerry Pinkney |
| Flowers of America - Dahlia & Lily | Apr 23, 1981 | Fort Valley, GA 31020 | 0.18 | Lowell Nesbitt |
| Flowers of America - Rose & Camellia | Apr 23, 1981 | Fort Valley, GA 31020 | 0.18 | Lowell Nesbitt |
| American Red Cross 100th Anniversary | May 1, 1981 | Washington, DC 20013 | 0.18 | Joseph Csartari |
| Savings and Loans 150th Anniversary | May 8, 1981 | Chicago, IL 60607 | 0.18 | Donald Hedin |
| America's Space Achivements - Benefiting Mankind | May 21, 1981 | Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815 | 0.18 | Robert McCall |
| America's Space Achivements - Sun, Moon, Planets & Universe | May 21, 1981 | Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815 | 0.18 | Robert McCall |
| Professional Management | Jun 18, 1981 | Philadelphia, PA 19104 | 0.18 | Rudolph de Harak & Associates |
| Wildlife Habitats - Mountains & Woodlands | Jun 26, 1981 | Reno, NV 89510 | 0.18 | Chuck Ripper |
| Wildlife Habitats - Wetlands & Grasslands | Jun 26, 1981 | Reno, NV 89510 | 0.18 | Chuck Ripper |
| International Year of Disabled Persons | Jun 29, 1981 | Milford, MI 48042 | 0.18 | Martha Perske |
| Edna St. Vincent Millay | Jul 10, 1981 | Austerlitz, NY 12017 | 0.18 | Glenora Richards |
| Alcoholism | Aug 19, 1981 | Washington, DC 20013 | 0.18 | John Boyd |
| American Architecture - NYU Library & Biltmore | Aug 28, 1981 | Washington, DC 20013 | 0.18 | Walter Richards |
| American Architecture - Palace of Arts & Owatonna Bank | Aug 28, 1981 | Washington, DC 20013 | 0.18 | Walter Richards |
| Babe Didrikson Zaharias | Sep 22, 1981 | Pinehurst, NC 28374 | 0.18 | Richard Gangel |
| Bobby Jones | Sep 22, 1981 | Pinehurst, NC 28374 | 0.18 | Richard Gangel |
| Frederic Remington | Oct 9, 1981 | Oklahoma City, OK 73125 | 0.18 | Paul Calle |
| James Hoban | Oct 13, 1981 | Washington, DC 20013 | 0.18 | Walter Richards & Ron Mercer |
| Battles of Yorktown & Virginia Capes | Oct 16, 1981 | Yorktown, VA 23690 | 0.18 | Cal Sacks |
| Christmas 1981 | Oct 28, 1981 | Christmas Valley, OR 97638 | 0.20 | Bradbury Thompson & Naiad Einsel |
| John Hanson | Nov 5, 1981 | Frederick, MD 21701 | 0.20 | Ron Adair |
| Desert Plants - Agave & Beavertail Cactus | Dec 11, 1981 | Tucson, AZ 85726 | 0.20 | Frank J. Waslick |
| Desert Plants - Saguaro & Barrel Cacti | Dec 11, 1981 | Tucson, AZ 85726 | 0.20 | Frank J. Waslick |
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