2013 Stamps and Postal Stationery

This schedule is subject to change. Updated Announcement 13-D

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® website at www.usps.com/shop.

 

NOTE

ISSUE

NATIONWIDE FIRST-DAY-OF-ISSUE

FIRST-DAY

CITY/STATE

FORMAT

DEADLINE

N

Emancipation Proclamation
(45¢ Forever)

Jan 1

Washington, DC 20066

PSA pane of 20 (C)

Mar 2

N

46¢ Kaleidoscope Flowers

Jan 14

Kansas City, MO 64108

Coil of 3,000
Coil of 10,000 (M) (4 designs)

Mar 14

N

Year of the Snake (Celebrating Lunar New Year) (45¢ Forever)

Jan 16

San Francisco, CA 94188

PSA pane of 12 (C)

Mar 16

N

33¢ Apples

Jan 17

Yakima, WA 98903

PSA pane of 20
Coil of 100 (M) (4 designs)

Mar 17

N

66¢ Wedding Cake

Jan 18

Louisville, KY 40231
(APS Stamp Show)

PSA Pane of 20 (M)

Mar 18

N

66¢ Spicebush Swallowtail (Butterfly)

Jan 23

Pine Mountain, GA 31822

PSA pane of 20 (M)

Mar 23

N

86¢ Tufted Puffin

Jan 23

Seward, AK 99664

PSA pane of 20 (M)

Mar 23

N

$5.60 Arlington Green Bridge

Jan 25

Norcross, GA 30071
(Southeastern Stamp Show)

PSA pane of 10 (M)
(Priority Mail)

Mar 25

N

Global International
($1.10 Forever)

Jan 28

New York, NY 10199

PSA pane of 20 (M)

Mar 28

N

Sealed with Love (46¢ Forever)

Jan 30

Loveland, CO 80538

PSA pane of 20 (M)

Mar 31

N

$19.95 Grand Central Terminal

Feb 1

New York, NY 10199

PSA pane of 10 (M)
(Express Mail)

Apr 1

N

Rosa Parks (46¢ Forever)

Feb 4

Dearborn, MI 48120
Detroit, MI 48233

PSA pane of 20 (C)

Apr 5

N

Muscle Cars (46¢ Forever)

Feb 22

Daytona Beach, FL 32114

PSA pane of 20 (C)
(5 designs)

Apr 23

N

Bank Swallow (46¢ Forever)

Mar 1

Sacramento, CA 95813

WAG Stamped Envelope #10
WAG Stamped Envelope #10W
WAG Stamped Envelope #9
WAG Stamped Envelope #9W
WAG Envelope #6¾
WAG Envelope #6¾W

Apr 30

N

Bank Swallow (46¢ Forever)

Mar 1

Sacramento, CA 95813

PSA Envelope #10
PSA Envelope #10W
PSA Envelope #9
PSA Envelope #9W
PSA Envelope #6¾
PSA Envelope #6¾W

Apr 30

N

Modern Art in America
(46¢ Forever)

Mar 07

New York, NY 10199

PSA pane of 12 (C)
(12 designs)

May 6

N

Deer (35¢ Forever)

Mar 8

Middleburg, VA 20117

Stamped Card Single
Stamped Card Double
Stamped Card Sheet

May 7

N

46¢ Patriotic Star

Mar 19

San Francisco, CA 94188

PSA Coil of 10,000 (M)

May 18

N

La Florida (46¢ Forever)

Apr 3

St. Augustine, FL 32084

PSA pane of 16 (C)
(4 designs)

Jun 2

N

Vintage Seed Packets
(46¢ Forever)

Apr 5

Oaks, PA 19456 (National Stamp Exhibition/Flower Show)

PSA booklet of 20 (M)
(10 designs)

Jun 4

N

Where Dreams Blossom
(46¢ Forever)

Apr 11

New York, NY 10199 (ASDA Stamp Show)

PSA pane of 20 (M)

Jun 10

N

66¢ Yes I Do

Apr 11

New York, NY 10199 (ASDA Stamp Show)

PSA pane of 20 (M)

Jun 10

N

A Flag for All Seasons
(46¢ Forever)

May 3

Weston, MA 02493
(Spellman Museum of Stamp & Postal History)

PSA coil of 100 (4 designs) (M)

Jul 2

N

Lydia Mendoza (Music Icons)
(46¢ Forever)

May 15

San Antonio, TX 78284

PSA pane of 16 (C)

Jul 14

N

A Flag for All Seasons
(46¢ Forever)

May 17

Rochester, NY 14692 (ROPEX/NTSS Stamp Show)

PSA booklet of 20 (M)
2 versions, Sennett and Ashton Potter

Jul 16

N

Civil War 1863 - Vicksburg
(46¢ Forever)
Civil War 1863 - Gettysburg
(46¢ Forever)

May 23

Vicksburg, MS 39180
Gettysburg, PA 17325

PSA Souvenir sheet of 12 (C)
(2 designs)

Jul 22

N

Johnny Cash (Music Icons)
(46¢ Forever)

Jun 5

Nashville, TN 37202

PSA pane of 16 (C)

Aug 4

N

West Virginia Statehood
(46¢ Forever)

Jun 20

Charleston, WV 25301

PSA pane of 20 (C)

Aug 19

N

New England Coastal Lighthouses (46¢ Forever)

Jul 13

Portland, ME 04101

PSA pane of 20 (C)
(5 designs)

Sep 11

N

New England Coastal Lighthouses (46¢ Forever)

Jul 13

New London, CT 06320

PSA pane of 20 (C)
(5 designs)

Sep 11

N

New England Coastal Lighthouses (46¢ Forever)

Jul 13

Narragansett, RI 02882

PSA pane of 20 (C)
(5 designs)

Sep 11

N

New England Coastal Lighthouses (46¢ Forever)

Jul 13

Boston, MA 02205

PSA pane of 20 (C)
(5 designs)

Sep 11

N

New England Coastal Lighthouses (46¢ Forever)

Jul 13

New Castle, NH 03854

PSA pane of 20 (C)
(5 designs)

Sep 11

N

Made in America - Building a Nation (46¢ Forever)

Aug 8

Washington, DC 20066

PSA pane of 12 (12 Designs)
5 Selvage Designs

Oct 7

N

A Flag for All Seasons
(46¢ Forever)

Aug 8

Milwaukee, WI 53203
(APS Stamp Show)

PSA booklet of 20 (M)
1 version, Avery (4 designs)

Oct 7

N

EID (46¢ Forever)

Aug 8

Milwaukee, WI 53203
(APS Stamp Show)

PSA pane of 20 (M)

Oct 7

N

1¢ Bobcat

Aug 9

Milwaukee, WI 53203
(APS Stamp Show)

WAG Coil of 10,000 (M)

Oct 8

N

Folk Art Eagle (46¢ Forever)

Aug 9

Milwaukee, WI 53203
(APS Stamp Show)

WAG Stamped Envelope #10
WAG Stamped Envelope #10W
WAD Stamped Envelope #9
WAG Stamped Envelope #9W
WAG Envelope #6¾
WAG Envelope #6¾W

Oct 8

N

Folk Art Eagle (46¢ Forever)

Aug 9

Milwaukee, WI 53203
(APS Stamp Show)

PSA Envelope #10
PSA Envelope #10W
PSA Envelope #9
PSA Envelope#9W
PSA Envelope #6¾
PSA Envelope #6¾W

Oct 8

N

A Flag for All Seasons
(46¢ Forever)

Aug 16

Independence, OH 44131
(Americover Stamp Show)

PSA booklet of 10 (4 designs)

Oct 15

N

Althea Gibson (Black Heritage)
(46¢ Forever)

Aug 23

Flushing, NY 11355

PSA pane of 20 (C)

Oct 22

N

The 1963 March on Washington
(46¢ Forever)

Aug 23

Washington, DC 20066

PSA pane of 20 (C)

Oct 23

N

Battle of Lake Erie
(War of 1812) (46¢ Forever)

Sep 10

Put-in-Bay, OH 43456

PSA Souvenir sheet of 20 (C)

Nov 9

N

$2.00 Stamp Collecting:
Inverted Jenny

Sep 22

Washington, DC 20066

PSA Souvenir sheet of 6 (C)

Nov 21

N

Ray Charles (Music Icons)
(46¢ Forever)

Sep 23

TBD

PSA pane of 16 (C)

Nov 22

N

Christmas Contemporary Poinsettia (46¢ Forever)

Oct TBD

TBD

PSA booklet of 20

ATM booklet of 18 (M)

 

N

Global Holiday: Evergreen Wreath ($1.10 Forever)

Oct TBD

TBD

PSA pane of 10 (M)

 

N

Virgin & Child by Jan Gossaert
(46¢ Forever)

Oct TBD

TBD

PSA booklet of 20 (M)

 

N

Holy Family (46¢ Forever)

Oct TBD

TBD

PSA pane of 20 (M)

 

N

Hanukkah (46¢ Forever)

Nov TBD

TBD

PSA Pane of 20 (M)

 

N

Harry Potter (46¢ Forever)

Nov TBD

TBD

TBD

 

N

Christmas Contemporary Gingerbread Houses
(46¢ Forever)

Nov TBD

TBD

PSA booklet of 20
(4 designs) (M)

 

N

Kwanzaa
(46¢ Forever)

Dec TBD

TBD

PSA pane of 20 (M)

 

Note Descriptions
C: Change in previously announced date, site, and/or rate
DC.: Digital Color Postmark
N: New issue
P: Pictorial first day postmark
S: Special Dedication Postmark
(C): Collectible
(M): Mail use
1. Customers must affix additional postage to bring total postage to at least the minimum First-Class Mail® price 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 11 cents, and the cost for a stamped card is the value of the postage plus 3 cents.