© 2024 USPS
On Septemeber 19, 2025, in Danville, IN, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Winter Landscapes stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate), in five designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 685700). These stamps will go on sale September 19, 2025, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
Winter Landscapes celebrates the beauty and serenity of snow. The five different photographs featured in this booklet of 20 stamps showcase the special allure of winter with snowy landscapes from around the United States. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps with existing images taken by various photographers.
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 – Winter Landscapes 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 January 19, 2026.
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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Winter Landscapes Stamps
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Item Number:
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685700
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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 (5 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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September 19, 2025, Danville, IN 46122
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Existing Photo:
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Mike Blottenberger
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Existing Photo:
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John Moore
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Existing Photo:
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Carson O’Ffill
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Existing Photo:
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Juanita Phillips
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Existing Photo:
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Katherine Plessner
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Modeler:
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Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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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 Booklet:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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240,000,000
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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
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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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5.7430 x 2.3750 in. / 145.8722 x
60.3250 mm.
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Plate Size:
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800 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“B” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Header: Winter Landscapes Twenty First-Class™ Forever® • © 2024 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • USPS logo • Promotional text • Plate number in peel strip area
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing, 8-7-25
