© 2023 USPS
On January 12, 2024, in Romance, AR, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Love 2024 stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 581100). This stamp will go on sale nationwide January 12, 2024, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
The new Love 2024 stamp is a reminder that the sentiments we send are larger than the letters and cards that convey them. The stamp features a stylized white bird made of four geometric shapes shown against a rich red background. Facing the upper right corner of the stamp, the bird carries in its beak a pink envelope sealed with a red heart. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed this stamp with a digital illustration by Katie Kirk.
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 – Love 2024 Stamp
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 12, 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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Love 2024 Stamp
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Item Number:
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581100
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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 (1 design)
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Series:
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Love
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Issue Date & City:
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January 12, 2024, Romance, AR 72136
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Art Director:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Designer:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Illustrator:
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Katie Kirk, Minneapolis, MN
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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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 Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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200,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag Applied
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Colors:
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PMS 1795C Red, PMS 1905C Pink, 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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0.7700 x 1.0500 in. / 19.5580 x 26.6700 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.9100 x 1.1900 in. / 23.1140 x 30.2260 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.5500 x 5.7600 in. / 140.9700 x 146.3040 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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22.2000 x 11.5200 in. / 563.8800 x 292.6080 mm
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Plate Size:
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320 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“P” followed by three (3) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate number in four corners
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Back:
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© 2023 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (581100) • Plate position diagram (8) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 11-30-23
