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Stamp Announcement 22-15: Flags on Barns Stamps

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On April 14, 2022, in Halifax, PA, the United States Postal Service^® will issue the Flags on Barns stamps (Non-denominated priced at the Presorted Standard Rate of 10 cents) in four designs, in pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coils of 3,000 stamps (Item 751100) and 10,000 stamps (Item 761200). The stamps will go on sale nationwide April 14, 2022, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

Flags on Barns stamps feature four Presorted Standard stamps intended for use by bulk mailers. The illustrator used pencil and watercolors on watercolor paper to create the original stamp art. Each stamp features a barn with a large American flag painted on one side. The barns are set in landscapes inspired by the seasons and different regions of the United States. Illustrator Stephanie Bower designed the stamps and created the original art. Antonio Alcalá was the art director.

Availability to Post Offices:

Item 751100, Flags on Barns (Non-denominated Priced at the Presorted Standard Rate of 10 Cents) PSA 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/sfsweb.

Item 761200, Flags on Barns (Non-denominated Priced at the Presorted Standard Rate of 10 Cents) PSA 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/sfsweb.

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

Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. Each cover must have sufficient postage to meet First-Class Mail^® requirements. 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 – Flags on Barns 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 August 14, 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.

— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 3-10-22