Love is in the air—and the U.S. Postal Service has introduced two stamps depicting wedding rings and a wedding cake. Both stamps are currently on sale nationwide and will be popular with couples sending out wedding invitations.
The 44-cent, one-ounce Wedding (Rings) special stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps features a photograph of two gold wedding rings resting on a small white pillow; a slender ribbon of white silk unites them. This stamp is intended for use on the RSVP envelopes often enclosed with a wedding invitation.
Sure to add a touch of beauty and romance to wedding correspondence, the 2009 Wedding Cake stamp has a value of 61 cents, the two-ounce mailing rate to accommodate the heavier weight of an invitation, as well as other mailings such as oversize cards or small gifts that require extra postage. The stamp features a photograph of a wedding cake and depicts a three-tier wedding cake topped with white flowers, their green stems and leaves a delightful contrast to the cake’s creamy white frosting.
Customers have 90 days from the official first day of issuance date to obtain first day of sale postmarks on new stamps and stationery items. Collectors may request a local first day of sale postmark by mail only. There is no charge for servicing of first day of sale postmarks up to 50 covers. Mail-in customers must supply a self-addressed envelope with sufficient return postage applied to return the serviced covers.
To obtain the first day of sale postmark, mail stationery items bearing the Wedding Rings or Wedding Cake stamps to: Customer Relations USPS, 79 Mid Cape Terr Ste 8, Cape Coral, FL 33991. Please specify which city you are requesting a postmark for—Fort Myers or Cape Coral; if not specified, the postmark applied will be for the return address city. All orders must be postmarked by August 2, 2009.
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