©2022 USPS
On August 11, 2023, in Cleveland, OH, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Thinking of You stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in five designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 484100). These stamps will go on sale nationwide August 11, 2023, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue. The Thinking of You commemorative pane of 20 stamps must not be split and the stamps must not be sold individually.
In addition to the stamps, Thinking of You features a host of die-cut, self-adhesive messages to accompany letters or cards sent to brighten someone’s day. Each stamp is designed in fun colors with different whimsical images, including flowers, balloons, cute animals, sweet treats, and symbols of good luck. The messages surround the stamps on the pane. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps with original artwork by Ellen Surrey.
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 – Thinking of You 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 December 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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Thinking of You Stamps
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Item Number:
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484100
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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 (5 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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August 11, 2023, Cleveland, OH 44101
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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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Illustrator:
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Ellen Surrey, Van Nuys, CA
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Modeler:
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Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Flexographic
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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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25,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS1605C, PMS 7579C, PMS 637C, PMS 4067C, PMS 124C
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.77 x 1.05 in / 19.558 x 26.67 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.91 x 1.19 in / 23.114 x 30.226 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.22 x 7.58 in / 183.388 x 192.532 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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14.44 x 15.16 in / 366.776 x 385.064 mm
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Plate Size:
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80 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“B” followed by nine (9) single digits in four corners
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Header: Decorative Decals with friendly expressions • Plate number in four corners of the pane
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Back:
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©2022 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (484100) • Plate position diagram (4) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 6-29-23
