©2020 USPS
On January 14, 2021, in Loveland, CO, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Love 2021 stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps (Item 565100). The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 14, 2021, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
The Postal Service™ continues its popular Love series with a new stamp in 2021. The stamp art features a lighthearted and colorful digital illustration with the word “LOVE” and three large hearts shown in an unconventional palette of color duos, strikingly set against a dark blue background. The design also includes a smaller heart, a rectangle, and a semicircle. Greg Breeding was art director; Bailey Sullivan created the original art and designed the stamp.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps before the first-day-of-issue through SFS Web at sfsweb.usps.gov.
Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™ or at The Postal Store® website at usps.com/shop. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
FDOI – Love 2021
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900
After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by May 14, 2021.
The Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the USA Philatelic catalog and online at usps.com/shop. Customers may register to receive a free USA Philatelic catalog online at usps.com/philatelic.
Locally produced items are not authorized. Only merchandise that has been approved and assigned an item number by Headquarters Retail Marketing may be produced and sold.
Issue:
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Love 2021 Stamp
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Item Number:
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565100
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail Forever
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Love
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Issue Date & City:
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January 14, 2021, Loveland, CO 80538
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Art Director:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Designer:
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Bailey Sullivan, Brooklyn, NY
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Typographer:
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Bailey Sullivan, Brooklyn, NY
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Illustrator:
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Bailey Sullivan, Brooklyn, NY
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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Printer:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Press Type:
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Muller A76
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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200,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Colors:
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PMS 289 C Dark Blue, PMS 7688 C Light Blue, PMS 485 C Red, PMS 7423 C Pink, PMS 1375 C Orange
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.05 x 0.77 in. / 26.67 x 19.558 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.19 x 0.91 in. / 30.226 x 23.114 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.76 x 5.55 in. / 146.304 x 140.97 mm
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Press Sheet Size (w x h):
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11.52 x 22.20 in. / 292.608 x 563.880 mm
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Plate Size:
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320 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“P” followed by five (5) single digits in four corners
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate number in 4 corners
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Back:
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©2020 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (565100) • Plate position diagram (8) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services, Marketing, 12-3-20
