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Stamp Announcement 23-11: Patriotic Block Stamp

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Stamp Announcement 23-11: Patriotic Block Stamp

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On March 1, 2023, in Liberty, NY, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Patriotic Block stamp (Non-denominated, priced at the Nonprofit Organization rate of 5 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 751400) and a PSA coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 761600). This stamp will go on sale nationwide March 1, 2023, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

In 2023, the Postal Service™ will issue Patriotic Block, a new nondenominated, nonprofit-price stamp intended for bulk mailings by authorized nonprofit organizations and sold in self-adhesive coils of 3,000 and 10,000. The graphic stamp design features the components of the American flag arranged in a four-quadrant block. Two identical quadrants at the top left and bottom right contain a white star on a blue background; the other two quadrants each hold three red stripes, which run vertically in the top right block and horizontally in the bottom left. Carol Beehler designed the stamp with art direction by Antonio Alcalá.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 751400 Patriotic Block (Non-denominated Priced at the Nonprofit Organization Rate of 5 Cents) 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 761600 Patriotic Block (Non-denominated Priced at the Nonprofit Organization Rate of 5 Cents) 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. Each cover must have sufficient postage to meet First-Class Mail® requirements. 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 – Patriotic Block Nonprofit StampUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300Kansas 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 1, 2023.

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 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.

Technical details for the Patriotic Block stamp will appear in a future edition of the Postal Bulletin.

— Stamp Services, Marketing, 1-26-23

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