Stamp Announcement 22-2: U.S. Flags 2022 Stamp

FDOI

On January 9, 2022, in Findlay, OH, the United States Postal Service® will issue the U.S. Flags 2022 stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 121700), a PSA Double-sided Booklet of 20 stamps (Item 683600), a PSA Coil of 100 stamps (Item 740400), a PSA Coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 750700), and a PSA Coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 760900). This stamp will go on sale nationwide January 9, 2022, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

The Postal Service™ continues its tradition of celebrating the U.S. flag with this new stamp in panes of 20, booklets of 20, and coils of 100, 3,000, and 10,000. The stamp art is a painting of three flags in a circular formation, reminiscent of the 50 flags encircling the Washington Monument. The artist used three separate photographs of the same flag taken seconds apart as reference and stitched together the images into a single composition. Laura Stutzman was the stamp designer and illustrator. Ethel Kessler was the art director.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 121700, U.S. Flags 2022 (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail rate), Pane of 20 Stamps

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.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 683600, U.S. Flags 2022 (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail rate), Booklet of 20 Stamps

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.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 740400, U.S. Flags 2022 (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail rate), Coil of 100 Stamps

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.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 750700, U.S. Flags 2022 (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail rate), Coil of 3,000 Stamps

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.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 760900, U.S. Flags 2022 (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail rate), Coil of 10,000 Stamps

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.

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark

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 – U.S. Flags 2022 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 May 9, 2022.

How to Order First-Day Covers

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:

U.S. Flags 2022 Stamp

Item Number:

121700

Denomination
Type of Issue:

First-Class Mail Forever

Format:

Pane of 20 (1 design)

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

January 9, 2022, Findlay, OH 45840

Art Director:

Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD

Designer:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Illustrator:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Modeler:

Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn

Manufacturing Process:

Offset, Microprint

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Press Type:

Gallus RCS

Stamps per Pane:

20

Print Quantity:

50,000,000

Paper Type:

Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tagged

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm

Stamp Size (w x h):

0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm

Pane Size (w x h):

5.35 x 4.93 in./135.89 x 125.222 mm

Colors:

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black

Plate Size:

120 stamps per revolution

Plate Number:

“B” followed by four (4) single digits

Marginal Markings:

Front:

Plate number in four corners

Back:

©2021 USPS • Barcode • USPS Logo • 2 barcodes (121700) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotionl text

 

Issue:

U.S. Flags 2022 Stamp

Item Number:

683600

Denomination &
Type of Issue:

First-Class Mail Forever

Format:

Double-sided Booklet of 20 (1 design)

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

January 9, 2022, Findlay, OH 45840

Art Director:

Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD

Designer:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Illustrator:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Modeler:

Joseph Sheeran

Manufacturing Process:

Offset, Microprint

Printer:

Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)

Press Type:

Muller A76

Stamps per Booklet:

20

Print Quantity:

1,000,000,000 stamps

Paper Type:

Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm

Stamp Size (w x h):

0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm

Full Booklet Size (w x h):

5.52 x 1.96 in./140.208 x 49.784 mm

Colors:

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Plate Size:

1040 stamps per revolution

Plate Number:

“P” followed by four (4) single digits

Marginal Markings:

Header: “U.S. FLAGS”, 20 First-Class Forever Stamps • ©2021 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • USPS Logo • Promotional text • Plate number in peel strip area

 

Issue:

U.S. Flags 2022 Stamp

Item Number:

683600

Denomination &
Type of Issue:

First-Class Mail Forever

Format:

Double-sided Booklet of 20 (1 design)

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

January 9, 2022, Findlay, OH 45840

Art Director:

Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD

Designer:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Illustrator:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Modeler:

Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn

Manufacturing Process:

Offset, Microprint

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Press Type:

Alprinta 74

Stamps per Booklet:

20

Print Quantity:

1,000,000,000

Paper Type:

Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tagged

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm

Stamp Size (w x h):

0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm

Full Booklet Size (w x h):

5.52 x 1.96 in./140.208 x 49.784 mm

Colors:

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black

Plate Size:

960 stamps per revolution

Plate Number:

“B” followed by four (4) single digits

Marginal Markings:

Header. “U.S. FLAGS”, 20 First-Class Forever Stamps • ©2021 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • USPS Logo • Promotional text • Plate number in peel strip area

 

Issue:

U.S. Flags 2022 Stamp

Item Number:

740400

Denomination &
Type of Issue:

First-Class Mail Forever

Format:

Coil of 100 (1 design)

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

January 9, 2022, Findlay, OH 45840

Art Director:

Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD

Designer:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Illustrator:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Modeler:

Joseph Sheeran

Manufacturing Process:

Offset, Microprint

Printer:

Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)

Press Type:

Muller A76

Stamps per Coil:

100

Print Quantity:

1,625,000,000 stamps

Paper Type:

Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Colors:

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.84 x 0.73 in./21.336 x 18.542 mm

Stamp Size (w x h):

0.98 x 0.87096 in./24.892 x 22.122 mm

Plate Size:

744 stamps per revolution

Plate Number:

“P” followed by four (4) single digits

Coil Number Frequency:

Plate number every 31st stamp below stamp image

 

Issue:

U.S. Flags 2022 Stamp

Item Number:

740400

Denomination &
Type of Issue:

First-Class Mail Forever

Format:

Coil of 100 (1 design)

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

January 9, 2022, Findlay, OH 45840

Art Director:

Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD

Designer:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Illustrator:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Modeler:

Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn

Manufacturing Process:

Offset, Microprint

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Press Type:

Alprinta 74

Stamps per Coil:

100

Print Quantity:

1,625,000,000 stamps

Paper Type:

Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tag

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Colors:

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm

Stamp Size (w x h):

0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm

Plate Size:

744 stamps per revolution

Plate Number:

“B” followed by four (4) single digits

Coil Number Frequency:

Plate number every 31st stamp below stamp image

 

Issue:

U.S. Flags 2022 Stamp

Item Number:

750700

Denomination &
Type of Issue:

First-Class Mail Forever

Format:

Coil of 3,000 (1 design)

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

January 9, 2022, Findlay, OH 45840

Art Director:

Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD

Designer:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Illustrator:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Modeler:

Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn

Manufacturing Process:

Offset, Microprint

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Press Type:

Alprinta 74

Stamps per Coil:

3,000

Print Quantity:

15,000,000 stamps

Paper Type:

Phosphor Tagged Paper, Overall

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Colors:

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm

Stamp Size (w x h):

0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm

Plate Size:

540 stamps per revolution

Plate Number:

“B” followed by four (4) single digits

Coil Number Frequency:

Plate number every 27th stamp below stamp image

 

Issue:

U.S. Flags 2022 Stamp

Item Number:

760900

Denomination &
Type of Issue:

First-Class Mail Forever

Format:

Coil of 10,000 (1 design)

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

January 9, 2022, Findlay, OH 45840

Art Director:

Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD

Designer:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Illustrator:

Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Modeler:

Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn

Manufacturing Process:

Offset, Microprint

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Press Type:

Alprinta 74

Stamps per Coil:

10,000

Print Quantity:

100,000,000 stamps

Paper Type:

Phosphor Tagged Paper, Overall

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Colors:

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm

Stamp Size (w x h):

0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm

Plate Size:

540 stamps per revolution

Plate Number:

“B” followed by four (4) single digits

Coil Number Frequency:

Plate number every 27th stamp below stamp image