Announced by the USPS on January 11th:This Priority Mail stamp celebrates Monument Valley, an iconic landscape of the American West. Reminiscent of a vintage travel poster, the stamp art emphasizes the vast stone formations of Monument Valley while highlighting the vivid colors of the sky, the land and the area’s distinctive plant life. The digital illustration is based on photographs of Monument Valley, including a view facing northwest at sunrise. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp with original art by Dan Cosgrove.

This stamp will be released in Monument Valley, UT, 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 17^the from the Postal Bulletin:

On February 14, 2022, in Monument Valley, UT, the United States Postal Service® will issue the $8.95 Monument Valley Priority Mail® stamp in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of four stamps (Item 121500). The stamp will go on sale nationwide February 14, 2022, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

With this Priority Mail stamp, the Postal Service™ celebrates Monument Valley, an iconic landscape of the American West. Reminiscent of a vintage travel poster, this stamp features a digital illustration that emphasizes the vast stone formations of Monument Valley while highlighting the vivid colors of the sky, the earth, and the area’s distinctive plant life. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp with original art by Dan Cosgrove.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 121500, $8.95 Monument Valley Priority Mail 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 – Monument Valley 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: Monument Valley Stamp
Item Number: 121500
Denomination & Type of Issue: $8.95 Priority Mail Rate
Format: Pane of 4 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: February 14, 2022, Monument Valley, UT 84536
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: 4,000,000 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: 96 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 (121500) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotional text