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Information Desk > Philately > Updated Announcement 08-E: 2008 Stamps and Postal Stationery
“2008 Stamps and Postal Stationery” (Updated Announcement 08-E, June 2008), which appears on pages 74–76, replaces the quarterly announcement of the same name, previously printed and sent to customers on request through Stamp Fulfillment Services in Kansas City. The announcement is a listing of stamps and postal stationery items scheduled for issuance during calendar year 2008. Postmasters may wish to post this schedule on their Post Office™ bulletin boards.
Customers may also access the Postal Bulletin through the Postal Service™ Web site at www.usps.com; click on About USPS & News, then Forms & Publications, then Postal Bulletin.
This announcement will be updated every 2 to 3 months, as changes warrant.
Customers may purchase new stamps or postal stationery items at their Post Office, from the USA Philatelic catalog, by calling 800-STAMP-24, or online at www.usps.com by clicking on Buy Stamps & Shop. Then they should prepare their own covers by affixing new stamps to the upper-right corner of envelopes or postcards of their choice, and address those envelopes, postcards, or postal stationery items to themselves or others. (Postage must equal the current First-Class Mail® rate.) For sturdiness, include a card of postcard thickness in each cover (envelopes only) submitted, and tuck in the flap. Place the cover in a larger envelope addressed to:
NAME OF ISSUE POSTMASTER CITY STATE ZIP CODe (followed by -9998)
Covers submitted for first day of issue postmarks may include additional uncanceled stamps only if the uncanceled stamps were issued before the first day of issue of the new stamps or postal stationery items. All orders must be postmarked on or before the deadline indicated in the “2008 Stamps and Postal Stationery” announcement on pages 74–76.
INFORMATION FULFILLMENT DEPT 6270 US POSTAL SERVICE PO BOX 219014 KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014
— Stamp Services, Government Relations, 6-19-08
This schedule is subject to change. Updated Announcement 08-E (June 2008)
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 The Postal Store® Web site at www.usps.com.
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ISSUE
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FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
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FIRST DAY CITY/STATE
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FORMAT
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DEADLINE
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DCP
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41¢ Lunar New Year: Year of the Rat
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Jan 9
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San Francisco, CA 94188
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PSA souvenir sheet of 12 (C)
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Mar 9
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P
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41¢ Charles W. Chesnutt (Black Heritage)
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Jan 31
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Cleveland, OH 44101
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PSA pane of 20 (C)
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Mar 31
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P
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41¢ Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Literary Arts)
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Feb 21
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Hawthorne, FL 32640 (Cross Creek)
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PSA pane of 20 (C)
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Apr 21
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P
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41¢ American Scientists
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Mar 6
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New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show)
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PSA pane of 20 (C) (4 designs)
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May 5
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1
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1¢ Tiffany Lamp
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Mar 7
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New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show)
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PSA pane of 20 (D)
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May 6
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42¢ Flags 24/7
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Apr 18
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA coil of 100 PSA coil of 3,000 PSA coil of 10,000 Gummed coil of 3,000 (D)
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Jun 17
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42¢ American Journalists
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Apr 22
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA pane of 20 (C) (5 designs)
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Jun 21
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27¢ Tropical Fruit
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Apr 25
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Burlingame, CA 94010 (WESTPEX Stamp Show)
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PSA pane of 20 PSA coil of 100 (D) (5 designs)
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Jun 24
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27¢ Mount Saint Mary’s University
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Apr 26
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Emmitsburg, MD 21727
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Stamped card
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Jun 25
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42¢ Purple Heart
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Apr 30
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA pane of 20 Gummed pane of 100 (D)
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Jun 29
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42¢ Elk
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May 2
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Washington, DC 20066
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Stamped envelope #10 Stamped envelope #10W Stamped envelope #9 Stamped envelope #9W Stamped envelope #6 3/4 Stamped envelope #6 3/4 W
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Jul 1
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42¢ Forever
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May 12
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA doublesided booklet of 20 (D)
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Jul 11
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27¢ Corinthian Capital
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May 12
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Washington, DC 20066
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Stamped card single Stamped card double Stamped card sheet Stamped card banded
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Jul 11
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59¢ James A. Michener
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May 12
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA pane of 20 (D)
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Jul 11
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76¢ Edward Trudeau
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May 12
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA pane of 20 (D)
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Jul 11
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$4.80 Mt. Rushmore (Priority Mail envelope)
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May 12
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Kansas City, MO 64108
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Pre-stamped Priority Mail envelope
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Jul 11
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P DCP
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42¢ Frank Sinatra
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May 13
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Las Vegas, NV 89199 New York, NY 10199
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PSA pane of 20 (C)
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Jul 12
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72¢ 13 Mile Woods, New Hampshire (International Canada and Mexico letter rate)
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May 16
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Rochester, NY 14692 (ROPEX Stamp Show)
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PSA pane of 20 (D)
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Jul 15
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94¢ St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (International letter rate)
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May 16
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Rochester, NY 14692 (ROPEX Stamp Show) St. John, USVI 00830
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PSA pane of 20 (D)
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Jul 15
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P
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42¢ Minnesota Statehood
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May 17
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St. Paul, MN 55164
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PSA pane of 20 (C)
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Jul 16
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62¢ Dragonfly
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May 19
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA pane of 20 (D)
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Jul 18
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P
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$4.80 Mt. Rushmore (Priority Mail)
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Jun 6
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McLean, VA 22101 (NAPEX Stamp Show)
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PSA pane of 20 (D)
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Aug 5
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1
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1¢ Tiffany Lamp
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Jun 7
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McLean, VA 22101 (NAPEX Stamp Show)
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Gummed coil of 3,000 (D)
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Aug 6
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DCP
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42¢ Love: All Heart
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Jun 10
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA booklet of 20 (C)
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Aug 9
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DCP
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42¢ Wedding: Hearts (1 oz.)
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Jun 10
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA booklet of 20 (C)
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Aug 9
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DCP
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59¢ Wedding: Hearts (2 oz.)
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Jun 10
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA pane of 20 (C)
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Aug 9
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P DCP
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42¢ Flags of our Nation: Set 1
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Jun 14
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA coil of 50 (D) (10 designs)
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Aug 13
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P
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42¢ Charles and Ray Eames
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Jun 17
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Santa Monica, CA 90401
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PSA pane of 16 (C) (16 designs)
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Aug 16
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42¢ Olympic Games
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Jun 19
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Philadelphia, PA 19104
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PSA pane of 20 (C)
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Aug 18
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$16.50 Hoover Dam (Express Mail)
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Jun 20
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA pane of 20 (D)
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Aug 19
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C
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42¢ Official Mail
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Jun 20
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Washington, DC 20066
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Stamped envelope #10
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Aug 19
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42¢ Celebrate!
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Jul 10
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA pane of 20 (S)
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Sep 8
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1
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10¢ American Clock
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Jul 15
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Washington, DC 20066
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Gummed coil of 10,000 (D)
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Sep 13
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P
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42¢ Vintage Black Cinema
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Jul 16
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Newark, NJ 07102
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PSA pane of 20 (C) (5 designs)
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Sep 14
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DCP C
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42¢ “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”
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Jul 16
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA pane of 20 (C)
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Sep 14
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P DCP
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42¢ The Art of Disney: Imagination
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Aug 7
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Anaheim, CA 92803
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PSA pane of 20 (C) (4 designs)
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Oct 6
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42¢ Albert Bierstadt’s “Valley of the Yosemite” (American Treasures)
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Aug 14
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Hartford, CT 06101 (APS Stamp Show)
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PSA booklet of 20 (C)
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Oct 13
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42¢ Sunflower
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Aug 15
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Hartford, CT 06101 (APS Stamp Show)
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PSA booklet of 20 (D)
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Oct 14
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42¢ Forever
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Aug 22
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Falls Church, VA 22046 (Americover Stamp Show)
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PSA doublesided booklet of 20 (D)
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Oct 21
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P DCP
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42¢ Flags of our Nation: Set 2
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Sep 2
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA coil of 50 (D) (10 designs)
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Nov 1
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1 N
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Sea Coast (nondenominated, nonprofit, 5¢ value)
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Sep 5
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Washington, DC 20066
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Gummed coil of 500 (D)
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Nov 4
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C
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42¢ Latin Jazz
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Sep 8
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA pane of 20 (C)
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Nov 7
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P DCP C
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42¢ Bette Davis (Legends of Hollywood)
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Sep 18
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Boston, MA 02205
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PSA pane of 20 (C)
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Nov 17
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42¢ Alzheimer’s Awareness (Social Awareness)
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Sep 19
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Morgantown, WV 26508
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PSA pane of 20 (C)
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Nov 18
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42¢ Eid
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Sep 23
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Washington, DC 20066
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PSA pane of 20 (S)
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Nov 22
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2
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42¢ Nature of America: Great Lakes Dunes
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Oct 2
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Empire, MI 49630 (Sleeping Bear Dunes)
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PSA pane of 10 (C) (10 designs)
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Dec 1
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P DCP
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42¢ America on the Move: 50s Fins and Chrome
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Oct 3
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Carlisle, PA 17013
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PSA pane of 20 (C) (5 designs)
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Dec 2
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DCP
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42¢ Holiday Nutcrackers
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Oct 23
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New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show)
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PSA booklet of 20 PSA vending book PSA ATM booklet of 18 (S) (4 designs)
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Dec 22
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42¢ Christmas: “Virgin and Child with the Young John the Baptist” by Sandro Botticelli
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Oct 23
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New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show)
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PSA booklet of 20 (S)
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Dec 22
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42¢ Hanukkah
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Oct 24
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New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show)
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PSA pane of 20 (S)
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Dec 23
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42¢ Kwanzaa
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Oct 24
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New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show)
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PSA pane of 20 (S)
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Dec 23
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