©2021 USPS
On March 24, 2022, in Mount Vernon, WA, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Tulips stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 580200). This stamp will go on sale nationwide March 24, 2022 and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
This stamp features a luminous, almost ethereal assortment of overlapping tulips in red, orange, yellow, purple, and white against a bright white background. Similar in design to the 2-ounce Sunflower Bouquet stamp, also issued in 2022, this Forever stamp can be used on RSVP envelopes often enclosed with wedding invitations. In addition to regular correspondence, Tulips is also perfect for party invitations, thank-you notes, and important announcements. This stamp was designed by art director Ethel Kessler, with digital photography by Harold Davis.
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 - Tulips 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 July 24, 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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Tulips Stamp
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Item Number:
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580200
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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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March 24, 2022, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
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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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Existing Photo::
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Harold Davis, Berkeley, CA
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Modeler:
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Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset Microprint
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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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200,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor, 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, Pantone 7423, Pantone 7417
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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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“B” followed by six (6) single digits in four corners
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate number in bottom four corners
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Back:
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©2021 USPS • USPS logo • 2 barcodes (580200) • Plate position diagram (8) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 2-10-22
