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Stamp Announcement 23-32: Winter Woodland Animals Stamps

© 2022 USPS

On October 10, 2023, in Woodland, MI, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Winter Woodland Animals 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 684600). These stamps will go on sale October 10, 2023, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

Winter Woodland Animals stamps celebrate four beloved animals in settings befitting the season. Each stamp features a whimsical, graphic image of one of four different woodland animals: a deer, fox, rabbit, and owl. The animals appear with details of their habitat in winter, such as a full or crescent moon, snow-covered trees, holly branches with berries, and delicate snowflakes. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps with Katie Kirk, who illustrated the stamps.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 684600, Winter Woodland Animals (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.

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 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 Woodland Animals StampsUSPS 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 February 10, 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 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:

Winter Woodland Animals Stamps

Item Number:

684600

Denomination &Type of Issue:

First-Class Mail Forever

Format:

Double-sided Booklet of 20 (4 designs)

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

October 10, 2023, Woodland, MI 48897

Designer:

Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA

Designer:

Katie Kirk, Minneapolis, MN

Art Director:

Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA

Illustrator:

Katie Kirk, Minneapolis, MN

Modeler:

Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn

Manufacturing Process:

Offset

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Press Type:

Alprinta 74

Stamps per Booklet:

20

Print Quantity:

290,000,000 stamps

Paper Type:

Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Colors:

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Custom Blue

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.770 x 1.050 in. / 19.558 x 26.670 mm

Stamp Size (w x h):

0.910 x 1.190 in. / 23.114 x 30.226 mm

Booklet Size (w x h):

5.743 x 2.375 in. / 145.872 x 60.325 mm

Plate Size:

800 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers:

“B” followed by five (5) single digits

Marginal Markings:

Header: “Winter Woodland Animals” 20 First-Class Forever Stamps • © 2022 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • USPS logo • Promotional text • Plate number in peel strip area

— Stamp Services, Marketing, 9-7-23

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