© 2023 USPS
On March 16, 2024, in Strongsville, OH, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Garden Delights 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 684700). These stamps will go on sale March 16, 2024, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
Garden Delights celebrates the flora and fauna of America’s spring and summer gardens with four colorful stamps in a booklet of 20. Each stamp showcases a single, female ruby-throated hummingbird hovering next to either a zinnia, cigar flower, spotted touch-me-not, or sunflower. Greg Breeding designed the stamps using existing photographs by wildlife photographer Ben King.
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 – Garden Delights 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 July 16, 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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Garden Delights Stamps
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Item Number:
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684700
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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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March 16, 2024, Strongsville, OH 44136
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Art Director:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Existing Photos:
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Ben King, Charlottesville, VA
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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
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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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525,000,000
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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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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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1.0500 x 0.7700 in. / 26.6700 x
19.5580 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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1.1900 x 0.9100 in. / 30.2260 x
23.1140 mm
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Booklet Size (w x h):
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5.7600 x 2.3800 in. / 146.3040 x
60.4520 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: “Garden Delights” Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps • © 2023 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • USPS logo • Promotional text • Plate number in peel strip area
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 2-8-24
