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© 2024 USPS
On April 26, 2025, in Burlingame, CA, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Dahlias stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in 10 designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 685300), a PSA coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 752000), and a PSA coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 762700). These stamps will go on sale nationwide April 26, 2025, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
Ten new stamps highlight the beauty of dahlias in bloom. Close-up photographs feature showy dahlia blossoms in a multitude of colors. Dahlias stamps will be sold in booklets of 20 stamps, and in coils of 3,000 and 10,000 stamps. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps using existing photographs by Denise Ippolito.
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.
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.
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 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 – Dahlias 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 August 26, 2025.
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.
Issue:
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Dahlias Stamps
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Item Number:
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685300
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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 (10 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 26, 2025, Burlingame, CA 94010
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Art Director:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Existing Photos:
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Denise Ippolito, Brielle, NJ
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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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500,000,000
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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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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2.3800 x 5.7600 in. / 60.4520 x
146.3040 mm.
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Plate Size:
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880 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Header: Dahlias • TWENTY FIRST-CLASS™ FOREVER STAMPS® • © 2024 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • USPS logo • Promotional text • Plate number in peel strip area
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Issue:
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Dahlias Stamps
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Item Number:
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752000
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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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Coil of 3,000 (10 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 26, 2025, Burlingame, CA 94010
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Art Director:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Existing Photos:
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Denise Ippolito, Brielle, NJ
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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 Coil:
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3,000
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Print Quantity:
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9,000,000
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.7300 x 0.8400 in. / 18.5420 x
21.3360 mm.
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.8700 x 0.9800 in. / 22.0980 x
24.8920 mm.
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Plate Size:
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594 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate number every 15th stamp below stamp image
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Issue:
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Dahlias Stamps
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Item Number:
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762700
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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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Coil of 10,000 (10 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 26, 2025, Burlingame, CA 94010
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Art Director:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Existing Photos:
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Denise Ippolito, Brielle, NJ
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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 Coil:
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10,000
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Print Quantity:
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15,000,000
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.7300 x 0.8400 in. / 18.5420 x
21.3360 mm.
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.8700 x 0.9800 in. / 22.0980 x
24.8920 mm.
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Plate Size:
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594 stamps per revolution
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Plate Number:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate number every 15th stamp below stamp image
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 3-20-25
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