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2004 STAMPS AND POSTAL STATIONERY
This schedule is subject to change. Updated Announcement 04-B (February 2004)

This is a periodic announcement of new stamps and postal stationery items being issued during the calendar year. For additional information on stamps and stamp products visit our Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com.

NOTE ISSUE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE FIRST DAY CITY/STATE FORMAT DEADLINE
blank 37¢ Pacific Coral Reef
(Nature of America; 10 designs) 		Jan 2 Honolulu, HI 96820 PSA pane of 10 w/selvage Feb 1
blank 37¢ Year of the Monkey
(Lunar New Year) 		Jan 13 San Francisco, CA 94188 PSA pane of 20 Feb 12
P 37¢ Love: Candy Hearts Jan 14 Boston, MA 02205 PSA convertible book of 20 Feb 13
blank 37¢ Paul Robeson
(Black Heritage) 		Jan 20 Princeton, NJ 08540 PSA pane of 20 Feb 19
blank 37¢ Snowy Egret Jan 30 Norfolk, VA 23501
(APS Stamp Show) 		PSA convertible book of 20 Feb 29
blank 37¢ Theodor Seuss Geisel Mar 2 La Jolla, CA 92038 PSA pane of 20 w/selvage Apr 1
blank 37¢ and 60¢ Garden Blossoms
(2 designs for weddings) 		Mar 4 New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show) 		PSA single-sided convertible book of 20 and PSA pane of 20 Apr 3
blank 4¢ American Design Chippendale Chair Mar 5 New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show) 		PSA pane of 20 Apr 4
blank 23¢ Columbia University Mar 25 New York, NY 10199 Stamped Card blank
blank 37¢ United States Air Force Academy Apr 1 Colorado Springs,
CO 80903 		PSA pane of 20 May 1
P 37¢ Henry Mancini Apr 13 Los Angeles, CA 90052 PSA pane of 20 May 13
blank 37¢ Lewis and Clark
(three designs) 		May 14 TBD PSA prestige book of 20 and PSA pane of 20 Jun 13
blank 37¢ National World War II Memorial May 27 Washington, DC 20066 PSA pane of 20 Jun 26
blank 37¢ American Choreographers
(four designs) 		May TBD PSA pane of 20 w/header blank
blank 37¢ Isamu Noguchi (five designs) May Long Island City, NY 11101 PSA pane of 20 w/selvage blank
blank 37¢ The Art of Disney: Friendship
(four designs) 		Jun 23 Anaheim, CA 92803 PSA pane of 20 w/selvage Jul 23
blank 37¢ USS Constellation Jun 24 Baltimore, MD 21233 PSA pane of 20 Jul 24
blank 5¢ Toleware Jun 25 Santa Clara, CA 95050 (ASDA Stamp Show) PSA pane of 20 Jul 25
blank 23¢ Wilma Rudolph
(Distinguished Americans) 		Jun TBD PSA pane of 20 blank
blank 23¢ Harriton House Jun Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Stamped Card blank
blank 37¢ Summer Olympic Games: Athens TBD TBD PSA pane of 20 blank
blank 37¢ R. Buckminster Fuller Jul 12 Stanford, CA 94305 PSA pane of 20 Aug 11
blank 37¢ James Baldwin
(Literary Arts) 		Aug 2 New York, NY 10199 PSA pane of 20 Sep 1
blank 37¢ "Magnolia" by Heade
(American Treasures) 		Aug 12 Sacramento, CA 95813 (APS Stamp Show) PSA double-sided book of 20 Sep 11
blank 2¢ Navajo Necklace Aug 20 Indianapolis, IN 46206 (Americover Stamp Show) PSA pane of 20 Sep 19
blank 37¢ Art of the American Indian
(10 designs) 		Sep Washington, DC 20066 PSA souvenir sheet of 10 blank
blank 37¢ Sickle Cell Disease Sep Atlanta, GA 30304 PSA pane of 20 blank
2 37¢ Cloudscapes
(15 designs) 		Oct 1 TBD PSA souvenir sheet of 15 Oct 31
blank 37¢ Holiday Ornaments
(four designs) 		Oct 14 New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show) 		Double-sided book of 20 and vending book of 20 Nov 13
blank 37¢ Hanukkah
(Holiday Celebrations) 		Oct 15 New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show) 		PSA pane of 20 Nov 14
blank 37¢ Kwanzaa
(Holiday Celebrations) 		Oct 15 New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show) 		PSA pane of 20 Nov 14
blank 37¢ Moss Hart Oct 24 New York, NY 10199 PSA pane of 20 Nov 23
blank 37¢ Christmas: "Madonna and Child" by Lorenzo Monaco Oct Washington, DC 20066 Doublesided book of 20 blank

Note Descriptions

C: Change in previously announced date, site, and/or rate

N: New issue

P: Pictorial first day postmark

1: Customers must affix additional postage to bring total postage to at least the minimum First-Class Mail® rate for an envelope or stamped card, depending on which is used. Also, the cost for a stamped envelope is the value of the postage plus 8 cents, and the cost for a stamped card is the value of the postage plus 2 cents.

2: Issued to kick off National Stamp Collecting Month.

Priority mail bundles. With delivery confirmation service from $4.30, With insurance from $5.15, and With insurance & delivery confirmation service from $5.60. Visit usps.com for more information.