The $2 stamp will be issued at Southeastern Stamp Show in Norcross, Georgia, on January 30th.

It’s the same artist as Color (Michael Dayer), and the stamps will come in panes of ten. The $2 is standard commemorative size,

Since there is a Digital Color Postmark for the $1 Patriotic Waves stamps, which has no first day ceremony, a DCP for this stamp is likely, too.

Digital Color Postmark (added January 20th; we’re having trouble getting good quality cancellation design images this year):

From the Postal Bulletin:

On January 30, 2015, in Norcross, GA, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue a $2 Patriotic Waves mail use stamp, in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 10 stamps (Item 117500).

The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 30, 2015.

In 2015, the U.S. Postal Service offers the $2 Patriotic Waves, a new, high-denomination stamp. This contemporary stamp design was created to lend a patriotic appearance to packages, large envelopes, and other mailings. The $2 Patriotic Waves stamp features red and blue intersecting lines on a white background in an abstract pattern reminiscent of billowing flags. A portion on the lower right side of the stamp provides white space to display the dollar sign and the numeral 2. Designer Michael Dyer worked with art director Antonio Alcalá to create this stamp.

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office, at The Postal Store® website at www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-STAMP-24. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:

$2 Patriotic Waves Stamp
Norcross Main Office
265 Mitchell Road
Norcross, GA 30071-9998

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. For more than 50, customers have to pay five cents each. All orders must be postmarked by March 31, 2015.

There are six philatelic products for this stamp issue:

• 117506 Press Sheet with Die cut, $200.00, (print quantity 500).
• 117508 Press Sheet without Die cut, $200.00 (print quantity 1,000).
• 117510 Digital Color Postmark Keepsake, $23.95.
• 117516 First-Day Cover, $2.44.
• 117521 Digital Color Postmark, $3.15.
• 117531 Stamp Deck Card, $0.95.

Technical Specifications:

Issue: $2 Patriotic Waves Stamp
Item Number: 117500
Denomination & Type of Issue: $2.00 Mail Use
Format: Pane of 10 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: January 30, 2015, Norcross, GA
Designer: Michael Dyer, Brooklyn, NY
Art Director: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Typographer: Michael Dyer, Brooklyn, NY
Artist: Michael Dyer, Brooklyn, NY
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Printed at: Williamsville, NY
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Pane: 10
Print Quantity: 10 Million Stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive adhesive
Processed at: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Colors: PMS 2174 C Blue, PMS 185 C Red, PMS Cool Gray C #8
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): 1.42 x 0.84 in./36.09 x 21.34 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 1.56 x 0.98 in./39.62 x 24.89 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 4.26 x 6.48 in./108.20 x 164.59 mm
Press Sheet Size (w x h): 21.30 x 12.96 in./541.02 x 329.18 mm
Plate Size: 200 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “P” followed by three (3) single digits
Marginal Markings: Front: Plate Block Numbers in two positions
Back: © 2014 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Two barcodes • Promotional text