©2020 USPS
On September 9, 2021, in Toast, NC, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Happy Birthday stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 577700). This stamp will go on sale nationwide September 9, 2021, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
This Happy Birthday stamp conveys exuberant greetings by calling to mind the childhood excitement of a birthday party. Each of the five letters in the word “HAPPY” is inspired by a different party decoration in the midst of a flurry of multicolored ribbons and confetti. Featuring a digital illustration by Rodolfo Castro, this stamp was designed by Lisa Catalone Castro and Rodolfo Castro. Ethel Kessler served as art director.
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 – Happy Birthday Stamp
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 January 9, 2022.
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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Happy Birthday Stamp
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Item Number:
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577700
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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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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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September 9, 2021, Toast, NC 27049
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Designer:
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Lisa Catalone Castro, Bethesda, MD
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Designer:
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Rodolfo Castro, Bethesda, MD
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Illustrator:
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Rodolfo Castro, Bethesda, MD
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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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50,000,000 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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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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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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Plate Size:
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320 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits in four corners
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate number in four corners
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Back:
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©2020 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (577700) • Plate position diagram (8) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services, Marketing, 7-29-21
