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Stamp Announcement 23-32: Winter Woodland Animals Stamps
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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.
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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
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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
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