Announced by the USPS on January 11th: An eye-catching sight in the Marina District of San Francisco, the Palace of Fine Arts has long been a source of pride for residents and an attraction for visitors from around the world. This Priority Mail Express stamp celebrates the iconic architectural landmark.

The stamp features a digital illustration showing the rotunda and part of the colonnades of the Palace of Fine Arts, with a small lagoon in the foreground. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp with original art by Dan Cosgrove.

This stamp will be released in San Francisco, without a first-day-of-issue ceremony, on February 14.

Additional information will be posted below the line, with the most recent info near the top.

Updated January 17th from the Postal Bulletin:

On February 14, 2022, in San Francisco, CA, the United States Postal Service® will issue the $26.95 Palace of Fine Arts Priority Mail Express® stamp in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of four stamps (Item 129800). The stamp will go on sale nationwide February 14, 2022, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

This Priority Mail Express stamp celebrates the Palace of Fine Arts, an iconic architectural landmark in the Marina District of San Francisco that has long been a source of pride for local residents and an attraction for visitors from around the world. The stamp features a digital illustration showing the rotunda and part of the colonnades of the Palace of Fine Arts, with a small lagoon in the foreground. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp with original art by Dan Cosgrove.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 129800, $26.95 Palace of Fine Arts Priority Mail Express PSA Pane of Four Stamps: No automatic distribution.

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 usps.com/shop. 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 – Palace of Fine Arts Stamp
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 June 14, 2022.

Technical Specifications:

Issue: Palace of Fine Arts Stamp
Item Number: 129800
Denomination & Type of Issue: $26.95 Priority Mail Express Rate
Format: Pane of 4 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: February 14, 2022, San Francisco, CA 94188
Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Designer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Artist: Dan Cosgrove, Chicago, IL
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Pane: 4
Print Quantity: 1,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): 1.42 x 1.085 in/36.068 x 27.559 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 1.56 x 1.225 in/39.624 x 31.115 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 4.12 x 3.45 in/104.648 x 87.63 mm
Plate Size: 24 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “P” followed by four (4) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front: Plate number in two corners of pane
Back: ©2022 USPS • USPS Logo • Four barcodes (129800) • Plate position diagram (6)• Promotional text