© 2023 USPS
On March 22, 2024, in St. Louis, MO, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Wedding Blooms stamp (priced at the Non-denominated, Two Ounce mail rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 585800). This stamp will go on sale nationwide March 22, 2024, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
Wedding Blooms is a beautiful and vibrant Two Ounce stamp now available for correspondence celebrating many of life’s special moments. The stamp can accommodate the weight of heavy invitations for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and other celebrations, greeting cards for all occasions, and mailings such as small gifts that require extra postage. The stamp design is a tableau of brilliantly-colored, abstract flowers rendered in ink and gouache paint. The Wedding Blooms Two Ounce stamp is similar in design to the Celebration Blooms Forever® stamp, and the two form a natural pair. Art director Derry Noyes designed this stamp with an existing illustration by artist Kim Parker.
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 – Wedding Blooms 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 July 22, 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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Wedding Blooms Stamp
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Item Number:
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585800
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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Two Ounce Rate, Non-denominated, Mail Use
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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March 22, 2024, St. Louis, MO 63155
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Art Director:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Designer:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Existing Art:
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Kim Parker, Brooklyn, NY
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Modeler:
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Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America
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Press Type:
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Alprinta 74
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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55,000,000
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor, Block Tag
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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, PMS 2076C
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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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Plate Size:
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320 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“B” followed by five (5) single digits in four corners
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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 (585800) • Plate position diagram (8) • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 2-8-24
