©2022 USPS
On October 11, 2022, in Guilford, IN, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Snowy Beauty stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in 10 designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet (Item 684000). These stamps will go on sale nationwide October 11, 2022, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
Snowy Beauty celebrates the unexpected beauty of flowers in snow. The stamp designs, painted in oils on panel, feature 10 different plants:
n Camellia,
n Crocus,
n Hellebore,
n Winterberry,
n Pansy,
n Plum blossom,
n Grape hyacinth,
n Daffodil,
n Ranunculus, and
n Winter aconite.
Winter aconite is also shown on the cover of this booklet of 20 stamps. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps with original art by Gregory Manchess.
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 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 – Snowy Beauty 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 February 11, 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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Snowy Beauty Stamps
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Item Number:
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684000
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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 (10 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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October 11, 2022, Guilford, IN 47022
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Art Director:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Designer:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Artist:
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Gregory Manchess, Fort Thomas, KY
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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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300,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
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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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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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2.38 x 5.76 in/60.452 x 146.304 mm
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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: Snowy Beauty, Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps • USPS logo • Barcode • ©2022 USPS in peel strip area • Plate number in peel strip area • Promotional text in peel strip area
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 9-8-22
