©2022 USPS
On September 30, 2022, in Santa Rosa, CA, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Charles M. Schulz stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in 10 designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 561700). These stamps will go on sale nationwide September 30, 2022, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue. The Charles M. Schulz pane of 20 stamps may not be split and the stamps may not be sold individually.
With 10 fun-filled new stamps, the Postal Service salutes cartoonist Charles M. Schulz on his birth centennial. In a celebratory mode, characters from his beloved comic strip Peanuts adorn the 10 designs on this pane of 20 stamps:
n Charlie Brown,
n Lucy,
n Franklin,
n Sally,
n Pigpen,
n Linus,
n Snoopy (with Woodstock),
n Schroeder,
n Peppermint Patty, and
n Marcie.
The characters form a frame around a 1987 photograph of the cartoonist whose vivid imagination gave great humor and humanity to Peanuts. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp issuance, using artwork by Charles M. Schulz and an existing photograph by Douglas Kirkland.
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 Charles M. Schulz stamps. 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 Charles M. Schulz stamps 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 – Charles M. Schulz 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 January 30, 2023.
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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Charles M. Schulz Stamps
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Item Number:
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561700
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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 (10 designs)
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Issue Date & City:
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September 30, 2022, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
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Art Director:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Existing Art:
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Charles M. Schulz
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Existing Photo:
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Douglas Kirkland
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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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Gallus, RCS
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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50,000,000 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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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.84 x 1.42 in./21.336 x 36.068 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.98 x 1.56 in./24.892 x 39.624 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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6.91 x 7.27 in./175.514 x 184.658 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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13.82 x 21.81 in./351.028 x 553.974 mm
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Plate Size:
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120 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“B” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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SCHULZ • CHARLES M. SCHULZ CENTENNIAL 2022 • Plate number in four corners
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Back:
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PEANUTS Characters © Peanuts Worldwide LLC | ©2022 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (561700) • Promotional text • Plate position diagram (6)
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 8-25-22
