©2021 USPS
On July 21, 2022, in Newport, RI, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Pete Seeger stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 16 stamps (580400). The stamp will go on sale nationwide July 21, 2022, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue. The Pete Seeger pane of 16 stamps may not be split and the stamps may not be sold individually.
With the newest stamp in the Music Icons series, the Postal Service™ honors folk singer, songwriter, and activist Pete Seeger (1919–2014). The stamp art features a color-tinted, black-and-white photograph taken in the early 1960s by Dan Seeger, the performer’s son. Pete Seeger is shown in left profile singing and playing his iconic banjo. The square stamp pane resembles a vintage 45 rpm record sleeve. One side of the pane includes the stamps and the image of a sliver of a record seeming to peek out the top of the sleeve. A larger version of the stamp-art photograph appears on the reverse side with the words “Pete Seeger FOLK SINGER.” Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the issuance. Dan Seeger’s photograph was color-tinted by Kristen Monthei.
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.
Only the following pictorial postmark is permitted for the Pete Seeger stamp. The word “Station” or the abbreviation “STA” is required somewhere in the design because it will be a temporary station. Use of any image other than the following special pictorial image is prohibited.
To finalize the Pete Seeger stamp pictorial postmark art, insert the date, city, state, and ZIP Code™ of the physical location of your event adjacent to the stamp image. Overall dimensions of the pictorial postmark must not exceed 4 inches (horizontally) by 2 inches (vertically). Collectors prefer the dimensions 3-1/2 inches by 1 inch.
The Postal Service must make all special postmarks known to collectors through advance publicity in the Postal Bulletin. Therefore, all special dedication cancellations must be reported to Stamp Services 4 weeks before the event using PS Form 413, Pictorial Postmark Announcement/Report. To get a copy of the form, go to blue.usps.gov/formmgmt/forms/ps413.pdf.
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 store.usps.com/store/home. 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 – Pete Seeger 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 November 21, 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 store.usps.com/store/home. 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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Pete Seeger Stamp
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Item Number:
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580400
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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 16 (1 design)
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Series:
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Music Icons
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Issue Date & City:
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July 21, 2022, Newport, RI 02840
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Art Director:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Designer:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Typographer:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Existing Photo:
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Dan Seeger
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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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16
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Print Quantity:
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22,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor, 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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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Square
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.085 x 1.085 in./27.559 x 27.559 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.225 x 1.225 in./31.115 x 31.115 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7 x 7 in./177.8 x 177.8 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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21.25 x 21.25 in./539.75 x 539.75 mm
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Plate Size:
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144 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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none
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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©2022 USPS • USPS logo • Barcode (580400) in lower right corner of pane • Promotional text • Biography brief
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Back:
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• “Pete Seeger” • Music Icons logo
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 6-16-22
