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2005 STAMPS AND POSTAL STATIONERY

This schedule is subject to change. Updated Announcement 05-E (August 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 93065
(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 22180
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 67410
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Atlanta, GA 30304
Austin, TX 78705
Boston, MA 02125
College Station, TX 77845
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Hyde Park, NY 12538
Independence, MO 64050
Little Rock, AR 72201
Simi Valley, CA 93065
West Branch, IA 52358
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
PSA pane of 20 Sep 3
1 American Eagle
(First-Class Presort rate; 10 designs)
Aug 5 Grand Rapids, MI 49501
(APS Stamp Show)
PSA coil of 3000 Sep 4
P
37 America on the Move: 50s Sporty Cars
(5 designs)
Aug 20 Detroit, MI 48233 Double-sided book of 20 Sep 19
C
P
37 Arthur Ashe Aug 27 Flushing, NY PSA pane of 20 Sep 26
P
37 To Form A More Perfect Union
(10 designs)
Aug 30 Greensboro, NC 27420
Jackson, MS 39205
Little Rock, AR 72202
Memphis, TN 38101
Montgomery, AL 36119
Selma, AL 36703
Topeka, KS 66603
Washington, DC 20066
(Nationwide)
PSA pane of 10 Sep 29
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
C
P
37 Let's Dance/Bailemos
(4 designs)
Sep 17 Miami, FL
New York, NY 10199
PSA pane of 20 Oct 17
P
37 Greta Garbo
(Joint Issue)
Sep 23 New York, NY 10199
Stockholm, Sweden
PSA pane of 20 Oct 23
C
P
37 Jim Henson: The Man Behind the Muppets
(11 designs)
Sep 28 North Hollywood, CA 91615 Souvenir sheet of 11 Oct 28
2
C
P
37 Constellations
(4 designs)
Oct 3 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303 PSA pane of 20 Nov 2
C
P
37 Holiday Cookies
(4 designs)
Oct 20 Minneapolis, MN
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
(Nationwide)
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