©2022 USPS
On September 8, 2023, in Roswell, NM, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Piñatas! stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 684400). These stamps will go on sale nationwide September 8, 2023, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
This issuance celebrates the fun and tradition of piñatas. The stamps feature four different digital illustrations of classic piñata designs — two are of a donkey with either a bright pink or orange background and two feature a 7-point star set against either a purple or green background. Víctor Meléndez created the original art and designed the stamps. Antonio Alcalá was the art director.
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 – Piñatas! 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 8, 2024.
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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Piñatas! Stamps
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Item Number:
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684400
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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 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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September 8, 2023, Roswell, NM 88203
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Designer:
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Victor Meléndez, Seattle, WA
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Art Director:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Artist:
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Victor Meléndez
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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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150,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged
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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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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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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.91 x 1.19 in / 23.114 x 30.226 mm
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Booklet Size (w x h):
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5.76 x 2.38 in / 146.304 x 60.452 mm
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Plate Size:
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880 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Header: “Piñatas!” 20 First-Class Forever Stamps • ©2022 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • USPS logo • Promotional text • Plate number in peel strip area
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 8-10-23
