©2021 USPS
On January 14, 2022, in Romeo, MI, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Love 2022 stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in two designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 578200). These stamps will go on sale nationwide January 14, 2022, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
The two new Love 2022 stamps with similar designs feature graphic illustrations of flowers inspired by old European folk art. Twisting vines, which hold small petaled flowers form abstract heart shapes. The word “Love” is interspersed among the decorative vines. The background of one stamp is powder blue, the other stamp is coral. Greg Breeding was art director; Bailey Sullivan created the original art and designed the 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.
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 2022 Stamps
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, 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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Love 2022 Stamps
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Item Number:
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578200
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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 (2 designs)
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Series:
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Love
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Issue Date & City:
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January 9, 2022, Romeo, MI 48065
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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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Illustrator:
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Bailey Sullivan, Brooklyn, NY
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Modeler:
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Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America
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Press Type:
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Alprinta 74
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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150,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tag
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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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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23.040 x 11.1 in./585.216 x 281.94 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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“B” 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 4 corners
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Back:
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©2021 USPS • USPS Logo • Two barcodes (578200) • Plate position diagram (8) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 12-2-21
