Linn’s Stamp News (March 3, 2014 issue) reports a non-denominated Forever postal card will be issued March 28th, at the American Stamp Dealers Association Spring Postage Stamp Show in New York. There were no details on the design, or the exact formats (single, reply, sheets of 40) will be issued.

This was confirmed in the March 6th Postal Bulletin:
Stamp Announcement 14-20: Tree Stamped Card
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On March 28, 2014, New York, New York, at the American Stamp Dealers Association Spring Postage Stamp Show held at the New Yorker Hotel, the Postal Service will issue a Tree stamped card (Forever priced at 38 cents) in one design.

In 2014, the U.S. Postal Service issues a Tree Stamped Card. This graphic depiction captures the look of a fanciful tree, in greens and browns, amid birds and tall grasses. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamped card, using an illustration created by artist Cathie Bleck.

The Tree stamped card will be available in the following formats:
• Single-cut cards (Item 227900).
• Double-reply cards (Item 233000).
• Sheet of 40 cards (Item 234000).

The stamp will go on sale nationwide March 28, 2014.

Distribution: Multiple Items: Tree Stamped (Forever priced at 38 cents (34 cent postage plus 4-cent surcharge)

• Item number 227900, single card, Quantity 5,000
• Item number 233000, double reply card, Quantity 2,000
• Item number 234000, sheet card, Quantity 250 (of 40 cards)

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:

Tree Stamped Card
Special Events Coordinator
380 West 33rd St. Room 4032
New York NY 10199

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 May 27, 2014.

Philatelic Products:
• 227916*, single card with cancellation, $0.50
• 233016*, double reply card with cancellation, $0.88

Technical Specifications:
Issue: Tree Stamped Card
Item Number: 227900
Denomination & Type of Issue: 38-cent Stamped Card Forever
Format: Single Cut Cards
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: March 28, 2014, New York, NY 10199
Designer: Ethel Kessler
Art Director: Ethel Kessler
Typographer: Ethel Kessler
Artist: Cathie Bleck,
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset
Printer: Ashton Potter
Printed at: Williamsville, NY
Press Type: Stevens, Vari-size Security Press
Print Quantity: 13,960,000 stamped cards
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block
Adhesive Type: N/A
Processed at: Ashton Potter
Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Image Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): N/A
Card Size (w x h): 5.5 x 3.5 in./139.70 x 88.90 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): N/A
Plate Size: 18 cards per revolution
Plate Numbers: N/A
Marginal Markings: © 2014 USPS • Recycling logo

Technical Specifications:
Issue: Tree Stamped Card
Item Number: 233000
Denomination & Type of Issue: 38-cent Stamped Card Forever
Format: Double Reply Cards
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: March 28, 2014, New York, NY 10199
Designer: Ethel Kessler
Art Director: Ethel Kessler
Typographer: Ethel Kessler
Artist: Cathie Bleck
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset
Printer: Ashton Potter
Printed at: Williamsville, NY
Press Type: Mueller Martini, A76
Print Quantity: 300,000 double-reply cards
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block
Adhesive Type: N/A
Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Image Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): N/A
Card Size (w x h): 5.5 x 7.0 in./139.70 x 177.80 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): N/A
Plate Size: 12 cards per revolution
Plate Numbers: N/A
Marginal Markings: © 2014 USPS • Recycling logo

Technical Specifications:
Issue: Tree Stamped Card
Item Number: 234000
Denomination & Type of Issue: 38-cent Stamped Card Forever
Format: Sheet of 40 Cards
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: March 28, 2014, New York, NY 10199
Designer: Ethel Kessler
Art Director: Ethel Kessler
Typographer: Ethel Kessler
Artist: Cathie Bleck
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset
Printer: Ashton Potter.
Printed at: Williamsville, NY
Press Type: Heidelberg Speedmaster XL105
Print Quantity: 19,500 (sheets of 40)
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block
Adhesive Type: N/A
Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Image Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): N/A
Card Size (w x h): 5.5 x 3.5 in./139.70 x 88.90 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): N/A
Plate Size: 40 cards per revolution
Plate Numbers: N/A
Marginal Markings: © 2014 USPS • Recycling logo