©2021 USPS
On March 14, 2022, in Alpine, WY, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Mountain Flora stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet (Item 683700), coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 750900), and coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 761100). These stamps will go on sale nationwide March 14, 2022, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
Celebrate the beauty of Mountain Flora with four new stamps, each featuring a different flower:
n A purple pasqueflower.
n An orange-red wood lily.
n A bright yellow alpine buttercup.
n A dark pink Woods‘ rose.
The artist‘s hand-drawn illustrations, refined digitally, create a block-print aesthetic. The cover of the booklet of 20 stamps features a detail from the pasqueflower stamp art. In addition to the booklet, the stamps will also be issued in coils of 3,000 and 10,000. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps with original art by Lili Arnold.
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/sfsweb.
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/sfsweb.
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/sfsweb.
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 – Mountain Flora 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 July 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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Mountain Flora Stamps
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Item Number:
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683700
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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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Double-sided Booklet of 20 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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March 14, 2022, Alpine, WY 83128
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Artist:
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Lili Arnold, Felton, CA
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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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 Booklet:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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500,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.77 x 1.05 in./19.558 x 26.67 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.91 x 1.19 in./23.114 x 30.226 mm
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Full Booklet Size (w x h):
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5.76 x 2.38 in./146.304 x 60.452 mm
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Plate Size:
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880 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Header: “Mountain Flora”, Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps • ©2021 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • USPS logo • Promotional text • Plate number in peel strip area
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Issue:
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Mountain Flora Stamps
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Item Number:
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750900
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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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Coil of 3,000 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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March 14, 2022, Alpine, WY 83128
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Artist:
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Lili Arnold, Felton, CA
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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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 Coil:
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3,000
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Print Quantity:
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12,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged
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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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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm
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Plate Size:
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594 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate number every 27th stamp below stamp image
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Issue:
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Mountain Flora Stamps
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Item Number:
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761100
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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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Coil of 10,000 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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March 14, 2022, Alpine, WY 83128
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Illustrator:
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Lili Arnold, Felton, CA
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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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 Coil:
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10,000
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Print Quantity:
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30,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Banknote Corporation of America
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm
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Plate Size:
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594 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate number every 27th stamp below stamp image
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 2-10-22
