Link to contents



2005 STAMPS AND POSTAL STATIONERY

This schedule is subject to change. Updated Announcement 05-D (May 2005)

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.

blank Issue First Day of Issue First Day City/State Format Deadline
P 37¢ Lunar New Year Souvenir Sheet
(12 designs)
Jan 6 Honolulu, HI 96820
(Nationwide)
PSA double-sided souvenir sheet of 24 Feb 5
P
37¢ Marian Anderson
(Black Heritage)
Jan 27 Washington, DC 20066 PSA pane of 20 Feb 26
blank 37¢ Ronald Reagan Feb 9 Simi Valley, CA 9306 (Nationwide) PSA pane of 20 Mar 11
P 37¢ Love Bouquet Feb 18 Atlanta, GA 30304
(APS Stamp Show)
PSA book of 20 Mar 20
blank 37¢ Northeast Deciduous Forest
(Nature of America; 10 designs)
Mar 3 New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show)
PSA pane of 10 Apr 2
blank $14.95 Garden Bouquet Stamped Stationery Mar 3 New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show)
blank blank
P
37¢ Spring Flowers (4 designs) Mar 15 Chicago, IL 60607 PSA book of 20 Apr 14
blank 37¢ Robert Penn Warren
(Literary Arts)
Apr 22 Guthrie, KY 42234 PSA pane of 20 May 22

37¢ Yip Harburg Apr 28 New York, NY 10199 PSA pane of 20 May 28
blank 37¢ American Scientists
(4 designs)
May 4 New Haven, CT 06520 PSA pane of 20 Jun 3
P
37¢ Masterworks of Modern American Architecture
(12 designs)
May 19 Las Vegas, NV 89119 PSA pane of 12 Jun 18
P
37¢ Henry Fonda
(Legends of Hollywood)
May 20 Los Angeles, CA 90210 PSA pane of 20 Jun 19
P
37¢ The Art of Disney: Celebration
(4 designs)
Jun 30 Anaheim, CA 92803 PSA pane of 20 Jul 30
P
37¢ American Advances in Aviation
(10 designs)
Jul 29 Vienna, VA 22182
Oshkosh, WI 54902
PSA pane of 20 Aug 28
P
37¢ New Mexico Rio Grande Blankets
(American Treasures; 4 designs)
Jul 30 Santa Fe, NM 87501 Double-sided book of 20 Aug 29
blank 37¢ Presidential Libraries Aug 4 Abilene, KS
Ann Arbor, MI
Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Boston, MA
College Station, TX
Grand Rapids, MI
Hyde Park, NY
Independence, MO
Little Rock, AR
Simi Valley, CA
West Branch, IA
Yorba Linda, CA
PSA pane of 20 Sep 3
1 American Eagle (First Class Presort rate; 10 designs) Aug 5 Grand Rapids, MI (APS Stamp Show) PSA coil of 3000 Sep 4
C
P
37¢ America on the Move:
50s Sporty Cars (5 designs)
Aug 20 Detroit, MI Double-sided book of 20 Sep 19
blank Issue First Day of Issue First Day City/State Format Deadline
C
P
37¢ To Form a More Perfect Union
(10 designs)
Aug 30 Greensboro, NC
Jackson, MS
Little Rock, AR
Memphis, TN
Montgomery, AL
Selma, AL
Topeka, KS
Washington, DC
(Nationwide)
PSA pane of 10 Sep 29
C
P
37¢ Arthur Ashe TBD TBD PSA pane of 20 blank
C
P
37¢ Let's Dance/Bailemos
(4 designs)
TBD TBD PSA pane of 20 blank
blank 37¢ Child Health Sep 7 Philadelphia, PA 19104
(Nationwide)
PSA pane of 20 Oct 7
1 3¢ Silver Coffeepot Sep 16 Milwaukee, WI
(MILCOPEX Stamp Show)
Gummed coil of 10,000 Oct 16
P
37¢ Greta Garbo
(Joint Issue)
Sep 23 New York, NY 10199 Stockholm, Sweden PSA pane of 20 Oct 23
P
37¢ Jim Henson and the Muppets
(11 designs)
Sep 28 Los Angeles, CA 90052 Souvenir sheet of 11 Oct 28
2
P
37¢ Constellations
(4 designs)
Oct TBD PSA pane of 20 blank
P
37¢ Holiday Cookies
(4 designs)
Oct 20 New York, NY 10199
(Mega Stamp Show)
PSA pane of 20; Vending book of 20, PSA book of 20 Nov 19
blank 37¢ Distinguished Marines
(4 designs)
Nov 10 Washington, DC 20066 PSA pane of 20 Dec 10

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

(See article on page 2.)

DoveBid Featured Online Real Estate Auction

By order of
THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Sale #6
June 8, 2005

Bidding Begins: 9:00 A.M. EDT
Bidding Ends: 6:00 P.M. EDT

Online Preview Available at www.dovebid.com/public/default.asp?exchangeid=1418.

On-location preview by appointment only. For further information, preview appointment, or to obtain a PIP, please contact Steve Ewers at 505-310-3828 or via e-mail at sewers@dovebid.com.

Commercial Real Estate & Vacant Land: Parcels Located in North Carolina & Michigan

CLINTON, NORTH CAROLINA

• Land Area: .52 acres (22,800 sq. ft.)

• Building Area: +/- 12,593 sq. ft.

• Total: +/- 6386 sq ft Main Level, +/- 6207 sq. ft. Basement)

- Use: Customer Service Facility (Historic Building - Sale Subject to Protective Covenants)

- Zoning: CB - Central Business District

- Average Property Depth: 190'

- Road Frontage: 114' & 118'

- Building Layout: One-Story With Basement, Loading Dock & Concrete Parking Area

- Building Construction: Brick/Block

- Air Conditioning: Central-Freon

- Utilities: Electricity, Natural Gas, Telephone and City Water & Sewer

HOWELL, MICHIGAN

• Land Area: 1.513 acres (65,926 sq. ft.)

- Use: Vacant

- Zoning: R-M - Multiple Family Residential

- Road Frontage: 210'

- Topography: Level

- Area Utilities: Electricity, Natural Gas, Telephone, and City Water & Sewer

To register to bid online or to view complete terms, conditions, and buyer's premium information, please visit www.dovebid.com/public/default.asp?exchangeid=1418.

Title Company: Madison Title Agency

- SCM Strategies, Supply Management, 5-26-05

It's simple. Lock it.