Stamp Announcement 23-5: Sailboats Stamps

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On January 22, 2023, in Lahaina, HI, the United States Postal Service^® will issue the Sailboats stamps (Non-denominated priced at the Postcard rate) in two designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 122500) and a PSA coil of 100 stamps (Item 740600). These stamps will go on sale nationwide January 22, 2023, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

Sailboats celebrates a favorite American outdoor activity with two colorful postcard stamps featuring different graphic illustrations that capture the joyful sensation of being on the water on a beautiful day. Artist Libby VanderPloeg started with pencil sketches, then moved into Adobe Illustrator to create the final work in bright, crisp color. VanderPloeg designed the stamps and created the lettering for the word “postcard.” Antonio Alcalá served as art director for the project.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 122500, Sailboats (Non-denominated, Postcard Rate) Pane of 20 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.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 740600, Sailboats (Non-denominated, Postcard Rate) Coil of 100 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 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 – Sailboats 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 May 22, 2023.

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 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.

— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 12-15-22