2002 United States Stamp Schedule
The Virtual Stamp Club
As of January 3, 2003

This schedule represents the latest information from a variety of sources, as well as our best guesses. The information is subject to change, and no responsibility is taken for errors, omissions or changes. Click any stamp links to see a picture of the stamp.

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FORMAT FOR THE LISTING IS AS FOLLOWS:

Date, Stamp Name. Description of stamp, format, first day of issue city and zip code.

Date, Stamp Name. Description of stamp, format, first day of issue city and zip code.

January 8, Winter Sports. Four 34¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps featuring: Figure Skating, Ice Hockey, Snowboarding, and Ski Jumping, pane of 20 w/header and press sheet of 180, Park City, UT  84060. USPS order no. 451840 (pane of 20); 451863 (FDC, set of four, at $2.20).  Scott no. Ski Jumping (Scott 3552), Snowboarding (3553), Ice Hockey (3554) and Figure Skating (3555).

January 10, Mentoring Children.  Single 34¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane of 20, Annapolis, MD  21401. USPS order no. 452240 (pane); 452261 (FDC at 55¢). Scott no. 3556.

February 1, Langston Hughes. Single 34¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, 25th stamp in the Black Heritage series, pane of 20, New York, NY  10199. USPS order no. 452040 (pane of 20), 452061 (FDC at 55¢). Scott. no. 3557.

February 8, Happy Birthday.  Single 34¢ self-adhesive special stamp, pane of 20, AmeriStamp Expo in Riverside, CA  92502. USPS order no. 453640 (pane of 20), 453661 (FDC at 55¢). Scott no. 3558.

February 11, Year of the Horse. Single 34¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp in the lunisolar New Year series begun in 1992, pane of 20, New York, NY  10199. USPS order no. 451940 (pane of 20), 451961 (FDC at 55¢). Scott no. 3559.

March 16, West Point Bicentennial.  Single 34¢ commemorative stamp, pane of 20, West Point, NY  10996. USPS order no. 452740 (pane of 20), 452761 (FDC at 55¢). Scott no. 3560.

April 4, Greeting from America. Fifty 34¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps featuring items from each of the fifty states, pane of 50, MEGAEVENT in New York, NY  10199, all 50 state capitols and nationwide. USPS order no. 562340 (pane of 50). Scott nos. 3561-3610: Alabama (3561), Alaska (3562), Arizona (3563), Arkansas (3564), California (3565), Colorado (3566), Connecticut (3567), Delaware (3568), Florida (3569), Georgia (3570), Hawaii (3571), Idaho (3572), Illinois (3573), Indiana (3574), Iowa (3575), Kansas (3576), Kentucky (3577), Louisiana (3578), Maine (3579), Maryland (3580), Massachusetts (3581), Michigan (3582), Minnesota (3583), Mississippi (3584), Missouri (3585), Montana (3586), Nebraska (3587), Nevada (3588), New Hampshire (3589), New Jersey (3590), New Mexico (3591), New York (3592), North Carolina (3593), North Dakota (3594), Ohio (3595), Oklahoma (3596), Oregon (3597), Pennsylvania (3598), Rhode Island (3599), South Carolina (3600), South Dakota (3601), Tennessee (3602), Texas (3603), Utah (3604), Vermont (3605), Virginia (3606), Washington (3607), West Virginia (3608), Wisconsin (3609), Wyoming (3610).

April 26, Long-Leaf Pine Forest. Ten 34¢ self-adhesive stamps, 4th in the Nature of America series, pane of 10 and press sheet of 60, Tallahassee, FL  32301. USPS order no. 452840 (pane of 10). Scott no. 3611(sheet): Bachman's sparrow (3611a), Northern bobwhite, yellow pitcher plants (b), Fox squirrel, red-bellied woodpecker (c), Brown-headed nuthatch (d), Broadhead skink, yellow pitcher plants, pipeworts (e), Eastern towhee, yellow pitcher plants, Savannah meadow beauties, toothache grass (f), Gray fox, gopher tortoise (g), Blind click beetle, sweetbay, pine woods treefrog (h), Rosebud orchid, pipeworts, southern toad, yellow pitcher plants (i), and Grass-pink orchid, yellow-sided skimmer, pipeworts, yellow pitcher plants (j).

May 31, American Toleware.  Single 5¢ water-activated definitive stamp, first in the American Design series, coil of 10,000, McLean, VA  22101. USPS order no. 778140 (coil of 10,000). Scott no. 3612.

June 7, The Heroes of 2001. Single non-denominated (45¢) self-adhesive semipostal stamp, pane of 20, New York, NY  10199 and nationwide. USPS order no. 566040 (pane of 20). Scott no. B2.

June 7, Flag.  Single nondenominated (37¢) definitive stamps, self-adhesive convertible booklets of 20, self-adhesive vending booklets of 20, double-sided convertible booklet of 20, self-adhesive ATM pane of 18, self-adhesive pane of 20, water-activated pane of 100, self-adhesive coils of 100, Washington, DC  20066 and nationwide. Scott nos.  Flag water-activated gum sheet stamp (3620), self-adhesive sheet stamp (3621), self-adhesive coil stamp (3622), self-adhesive booklet stamp serpentine die cut 11-1/4 on 2, 3, or 4 sides from convertible booklet (3623), self-adhesive booklet stamp serpentine die cut 10-1/2x10-3/4 on 2 or 3 sides from vending and double-sided convertible booklets (3624), self-adhesive booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 8 on 2, 3 or 4 sides from ATM booklets (3625).

June 7, Flag.  Single 37¢ definitive stamps, self-adhesive convertible booklets of 20, self-adhesive convertible booklets of 10, double-sided booklet of 20, self-adhesive vending booklets of 20, self-adhesive pane of 20, self-adhesive coils of 100, 3,000 & 10,000 and water-activated coils of 100, 3,000 & 10,000, Washington, DC  20066 and nationwide.  Scott nos. self-adhesive sheet stamp (3630), water-activated gum coil stamp (3631), self-adhesive coil stamp serpentine die cut 10 vert. (3632), self-adhesive coil stamp serpentine die cut 8-1/2 vert. (3633), self-adhesive booklet stamp serpentine die cut 11-1/4 on 2, 3, or 4 sides from convertible booklet (3635),  self-adhesive booklet stamp serpentine die cut 10-1/2x10-3/4 on 2 or 3 sides from double-sided convertible booklet (3636).

June 7, Antique Toys. Four nondenominated (37¢) self-adhesive definitive stamps, self-adhesive convertible booklet of 20 and self-adhesive vending booklet of 20, Washington, DC  20066 and nationwide.  Scott no. Toy Mail Wagon (3626), Toy Locomotive (3627), Toy Taxicab (3628), Toy Fire Pumper (3629).

June 7, Star. Single 3¢ definitive stamps, self-adhesive pane of 50 and water-activated coil of 10,000, Washington, DC  20066 and nationwide. Scott nos. Lithographed Star sheet stamp, year at lower left (3613), Photogravure Star sheet stamp, year at lower right (3614), coil stamp (3615).

June 7, Carlsbad Cavern.  Single 23¢ stamped card & stamped reply card, priced at 25¢ and 50¢ respectively, Carlsbad, NM  88220 and nationwide. Scott no. postal card (UX381) and reply postal card (UY44).

June 7, Ribbon Star.  Single 37¢ stamped envelope, priced at 45¢, in the following formats: #10 envelope, #6 3/4 envelope, #10 window envelope, #6 3/4 window envelope, #9 security envelope, and #9 security envelope, Washington, DC  20066 and nationwide. Scott no. U649.

June 7, George Washington. Single 23¢ definitive stamp, self-adhesive coil of 100 now by Avery Dennison, water-activated pane of 100, self-adhesive convertible booklet of 10, and self-adhesive vending booklet of 10, Washington, DC and nationwide. Scott nos. 23¢ water-activated gum sheet stamp (3616),  gray green self-adhesive coil stamp by Avery (3617), self-adhesive booklet stamp serpentine die cut 11-1/4 on 3 sides from vending booklet (3618), self-adhesive booklet stamp serpentine die cut 10½x11¼ on 3 sides from vending booklet (3619).

June 13, Masters of American Photography.  Twenty 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps, pane of 20 w/header and press sheet, the last sheet in the Classic Collections series featuring: Ansel Adams, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Imogen Cunningham, Walker Evans, Lewis Hine, Gertrude Kasebeir, Andre Kertesz, Dorothea Lange, Timothy O'Sullivan, Man Ray, W. Eugene Smith, Albert Sands Southworth & Josiah Johnson Hawes, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stiegiltz, Paul Strand, James Van Der Zee, Carleton Watkins, Edward Weston, Minor White, and Garry Winogrand, San Diego CA 92199. USPS order no. 562440 (pane of 20). Scott nos. 3649 (Masters of American Photography sheet), Portrait of Daniel Webster, by Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes (a), Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and officers, by Timothy H. O'Sullivan (b), "Cape Horn, Columbia River," by Carleton E. Watkins (c), "Blessed Art Thou Amongst Women," by Gertrude Käsebier (d), "Looking for Lost Luggage, Ellis Island," by Lewis W. Hine (e), "The Octopus," by Alvin Langdon Coburn (f), "Lotus, Mount Kisco, New York," by Edward Steichen (g), "Hands and Thimble," by Alfred Steiglitz (h), "Rayograph," by Man Ray (i), "Two Shells," by Edward Weston (j), "My Corsage," by James VanDerZee (k), "Ditched, Stalled and Stranded, San Joaquin Valley, California," by Dorothea Lange (l), "Washroom and Dining Area of Floyd Burroughs' Home, Hale County, Alabama," by Walker Evans (m), "Frontline Soldier with Canteen, Saipan," by W. Eugene Smith (n), "Steeple," by Paul Strand (o), "Sand Dunes, Sunrise," by Ansel Adams (p), "Age and Its Symbols," by Imogen Cunningham (q), New York cityscape, by André Kertész (r), Photograph of pedestrians, by Garry Winogrand (s), "Bristol, Vermont," by Minor White (t).

June 27, John James Audubon.  Single 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane of 20 w/header, second in the American Treasures series, ASDA stampshow in Santa Clara, CA  95050. USPS order no. 453340 (pane of 20). Scott no. 3650.

July 1, Black Scoter. Single $15 federal duck stamp, pane of 1 and pane of 20, Washington, DC  20066. Scott nos. water-activated (RW69), self-adhesive (RW69A).

July 3, Harry Houdini.  Single 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane of 20, New York, NY  10199. USPS order no. 452140 (pane of 20). Scott no. 3651.

July 12, Coverlet Eagle. Single 60¢ self-adhesive definitive stamp, pane of 20, Oak Brook, IL  60523. Scott no. 3646.

July 26, Antique Toys. Four 37¢ self-adhesive definitive stamps, self-adhesive convertible booklet of 20, self-adhesive vending booklet of 20 and self-adhesive coil of 100, Rochester, NY  10199.  Scott no. Toy Mail Wagon (coil 3639, book 3642), Toy Locomotive (coil 3638, book 3643), Toy Taxicab (coil 3641, book 3644), and Toy Fire Pumper (coil 3640, book 3645).

July 29, Edna Ferber.  Single 83¢ self-adhesive definitive stamp for the 3 oz. first class rate, Distinguished Americans series, pane of 20, Appleton, WI  54911. Scott no. 3432.

July 30, Jefferson Memorial. Single $3.85 self-adhesive special stamp for the Priority Mail rate, pane of 20, Washington, DC  20066 and nationwide. Scott no. 3647.

July 30, U.S. Capitol at dusk.  Single $13.65 self-adhesive special stamp for the Priority Mail rate, pane of 20, Washington, DC  20066 and nationwide. Scott no. 3648.

August 2, Official Mail.  Single 37¢ definitive stamp, coil of 100, Washington, DC  20066 and nationwide. Scott no. O159.

August 2, Official Mail.  Single 37¢ stamped envelope stamp, #10 stamped envelope, Washington, DC  20066 and nationwide. Scott no. UO91.

August 8, Graphic Eagle. Single (10¢) standard rate stamped envelope, #10 stamped envelope priced at 18¢, Washington DC  20066. Scott no. U650.

August 9, Andy Warhol. Single 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane of 20, Pittsburgh, PA  15290. USPS order no. 453140 (pane of 20). Scott no. 3652.

August 15, Teddy Bears.  Four 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps featuring: Gund Bear, Bruin Bear, Ideal Bear and "Stick" Bear, pane of 20 and 5 sheets of 4 postal cards, STAMPSHOW 2002 in Atlantic City, NJ  08401. USPS order no. 453540 (pane of 20), 881700 (Postal Card set of 20). Scott nos. Bruin Bear (3653, UX384), "Stick" Bear (3654, UX385), Gund Bear (3655, UX383), and Ideal Bear (3656, UX382).

August 16, Love. Single 37¢ self-adhesive special stamp, convertible booklet of 20, STAMPSHOW 2002 in Atlantic City, NJ  08401. Scott no. 3657.

August 16, Love. Single 60¢ self-adhesive special stamp, pane of 20, STAMPSHOW 2002 in Atlantic City, NJ  08401. Scott no. 3658.

August 19, Ogden Nash. Single 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane of 20, Literary Arts series, Baltimore, MD  21233. USPS order no. 452440 (pane of 20). Scott no. 3659.

August 24, Duke Kahanamoku.  Single 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane of 20, Honolulu, HI  96820. USPS order no. 453440 (pane of 20). Scott no. 3660.

September 13, American Bats.  Four 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps featuring: Red Bat, Pallid Bat, Spotted Bat and Leaf-nosed Bat, pane of 20, Austin, TX  78710. USPS order no. 453040 (pane of 20). Scott nos. Red Bat (3661), Leaf-nosed Bat (3662), Pallid Bat (3663), and Spotted Bat (3664).

September 14, Women Journalists. Four 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps featuring: Nellie Bly, Ida Tarbell, Marguerite Higgins, and Ethel Pane, Fort Wayne, TX. USPS order no. 453240 (pane of 20). Scott nos. Nellie Bly (3665), Ida M. Tarbell (3666), Ethel L. Payne (3667), and Marguerite Higgins (3668).

September 15, Irving Berlin.  Single 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane of 20, New York, NY  10199. USPS order no. 452340 (pane of 20).  Scott no. 3669.

September 20, Spay/Neuter Pets. Two 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps, pane of 20, Denver, CO  80202 and nationwide. USPS order no. 452540 (pane of 20). Scott no. Cat (3670), Dog (3671).

October 10, Madonna and Child: Jan Gossaert. Single 37¢ self-adhesive special stamp for the Holiday season, convertible booklet of 20, Chicago, IL  60607. USPS order no. 670240 (convertible booklet of 20). Scott no. 3675.

October 10, Eid. Single 37¢ self-adhesive special stamp, pane of 20, Washington, DC 20066.  USPS order no. 563640 (pane of 20). Scott no. 3674.

October 10, Hanukkah. ingle 37¢ self-adhesive special stamp, pane of 20, Washington, DC 20066.  USPS order no. 563440 (pane of 20). Scott no. 3672.

October 10, Kwanzaa. Single 37¢ self-adhesive special stamp, pane of 20, Washington, DC 20066.  USPS order no. 563540 (pane of 20). Scott no. 3673.

October 15, Cary Grant. Single 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane of 20, 8th in the Legends of Hollywood series, Los Angeles, CA  90001.  USPS order no. 452940 (pane of 20). Scott no. 3692.

October 21, Sea Coast.  Single nondenominated (5¢) self-adhesive definitive stamp, coil of 10,000, Washington, DC  20066. Scott no. 3693.

October 24, Hawaiian Missionaries.  Four 37¢ stamps in a souvenir sheet, pane of 4, New York, NY  10199 at MEGAEVENT.  USPS order no. 562240 (pane of 20). Scott nos: 2c of 1851 (3694a), 5c of 1851 (b), 13c of 1851 (c), 13c of 1852 (d).

October 25, Happy Birthday.  Single 34¢ self-adhesive special stamp, pane of 20, MEGAEVENT in New York, NY  10199. Scott no. 3695.

October 25, Greeting from America. Fifty 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps featuring items from each of the fifty states, pane of 50, New York, NY  10199 at MEGAEVENT.  Scott nos. 3696-3745: Alabama (3696), Alaska (3697), Arizona (3698), Arkansas (3699), California (3700), Colorado (3701), Connecticut (3702), Delaware (3703), Florida (3704), Georgia (3705), Hawaii (3706), Idaho (3707), Illinois (3708), Indiana (3709), Iowa (3710), Kansas (3711), Kentucky (3712), Louisiana (3713), Maine (3714), Maryland (3715), Massachusetts (3716), Michigan (3717), Minnesota (3718), Mississippi (3719), Missouri (3720), Montana (3721), Nebraska (3722), Nevada (3723), New Hampshire (3724), New Jersey (3725), New Mexico (3726), New York (3727), North Carolina (3728), North Dakota (3729), Ohio (3730), Oklahoma (3731), Oregon (3732), Pennsylvania (3733), Rhode Island (3734), South Carolina (3735), South Dakota (3736), Tennessee (3737), Texas (3738), Utah (3739), Vermont (3740), Virginia (3741), Washington (3742), West Virginia (3743), Wisconsin (3744), Wyoming (3745).

October 28, Snowmen. Four 37¢ self-adhesive special stamps for the Holiday season, linerless coil of 100, convertible booklet of 20, vending booklet of 20, pack of 20 stamped cards, and pane of 20, Houghton, MI  49931.  USPS order no. 562540 (pane of 20), 670140 (double-sided book of 20), 562566 (post card packet of 20), 781240 (linerless tape coil), and 670340 (vending book of 20).  Scott nos listed in the following order: (sheet, coil, double-sided booklet, vending booklet, postal card)- Snowman with red and green plaid scarf (3676, 3683, 3684, 3688, UX386), Snowman with blue plaid scarf (3677, 3680, 3685, 3689, UX387), Snowman with pipe (3678, 3681, 3686, 3690, UX388), Snowman with top hat (3679, 3682, 3687, 3691, UX389).

Compiled by Jay Bigalke
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