- Postal Bulletin 22649 - Contents Stamp Announcement 24-20: U.S. Flags Stamps © 2023 USPS On June 14, 2024, in Keystone, SD, the United States Postal Service® will issue the U.S. Flags stamps (Forever® pr..." /> - Postal Bulletin 22649 - Contents Stamp Announcement 24-20: U.S. Flags Stamps © 2023 USPS On June 14, 2024, in Keystone, SD, the United States Postal Service® will issue the U.S. Flags stamps (Forever® pr..." />

Stamp Announcement 24-20: U.S. Flags Stamps

FDOI

On June 14, 2024, in Keystone, SD, the United States Postal Service® will issue the U.S. Flags 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 684900), a PSA coil of 100 stamps (Item 740800), a PSA coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 751800), and a PSA coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 762000). These stamps will go on sale nationwide June 14, 2024, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

With the 2024 U.S. Flags stamp issuance, the Postal Service™ continues its long tradition of honoring the American flag. Four stamps feature the flag majestically waving at different times of the day. While the shapes and colors of the clouds change, the sun is always shining on the flag. The flags, shown from a low-angle perspective, draw attention upward, toward the magic of the sky. Illustrator Laura Stutzman painted the designs using gouache on illustration board. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 684900, U.S. Flags (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) Double-sided booklet of 20 Stamps

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.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 740800, U.S. Flags (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) Coil of 100 Stamps

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.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 751800, U.S. Flags (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) Coil of 3,000 Stamps

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.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 762000, U.S. Flags (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) Coil of 10,000 Stamps

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.

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark

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 usps.com/shop. 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 – U.S. Flags 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 October 14, 2024.

How to Order First-Day Covers

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 usps.com/shop. 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.