Announced November 20, 2018. The most recent information will appear after the large illustration and the introductory description from the USPS.This pane of 10 stamps features five different murals designed to add a touch of beauty to Post Office walls and help boost the morale of Americans during the era of the Great Depression. On the stamp art, the town or city and state in which the work of art is located is printed underneath each mural. The murals included are: “Kiowas Moving Camp” (1936) Anadarko, Oklahoma; “Mountains and Yucca” (1937) Deming, New Mexico; “Antelope” (1939) Florence, Colorado; “Sugarloaf Mountain” (1940) Rockville, Maryland; and “Air Mail” (1941) Piggott, Arkansas. Art director Antonio Alcalá¡ designed the stamps.

Updated January 30th:
These stamps will be issued April 10th in Piggott, Arkansas.

Updated February 28th:
On April 10, 2019, in Piggott, AR, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Post Office Murals stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in five designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 10 stamps (Item 571100). The stamps will go on sale nationwide April 10, 2019, and must not be sold or cancelled before the first-day-of-issue. The Post Office Murals pane of 10 stamps may not be split and the stamps may not be sold individually.

This pane of 10 stamps features five different murals designed to add a touch of beauty to Post Office™ walls, while depicting the American landscape during the era of the Great Depression. On the stamp art, the town or city and state in which the work of art is located is printed underneath each mural. The murals included are:

• “Kiowas Moving Camp” (1936), Anadarko, Oklahoma;
• “Mountains anYucca” (1937), Deming, New Mexico;
• “Antelope” (1939), Florence, Colorado;
• “Sugarloaf Mountain” (1940), Rockville, Maryland; and
• “Air Mail” (1941), Piggott, Arkansas.

Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 571100, Post Office Murals (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) Commemorative Pane of 10 Stamps. Stamp Fulfillment Services will make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices of a quantity to cover approximately 30 days of sales.

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 – Post Office Murals Stamps
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 August 10, 2019.

Technical Specifications:

Issue: Post Office Murals Stamps
Item Number: 571100
Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever®
Format: Pane of 10 (5 designs)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: April 2, 2019, Piggott, AR 72454
Art Director: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Designer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Typographer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Pane: 10
Print Quantity: 30,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): 1.68 x 1.05 in./42.672 x 26.67 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 1.82 x 1.19 in./46.228 x 30.226 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 5.03 x 7.37 in./127.762 x 187.198 mm
Press Sheet Size (w x h): 25.15 x 7.37 in./ 638.81 x 187.198 mm
Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, PMS Cool Gray 9C, PMS Cool Gray 7C
Plate Size: 150 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “P” followed by six (6) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front: Header: “Post Office Murals” • Plate number in two corners
Back: ©2018 USPS • USPS logo • Barcode (571100) in two corners of pane • Plate position diagram • Promotional text

Updated March 5th:

Here are the first-day postmarks for this issue: The Digital Color Postmark measures 2.98″ x 1.15″ The pictorial postmark measures 2.95″ x 1.42″

Updated March 10th:

[press release]
U.S. Postal Service Honors Post Office Lobby Artwork with Stamps

What: The Postal Service will celebrate its Post Office lobby government-commissioned artworks from the 1930’s and 1940’s by featuring five lobby paintings on stamps. During this era, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration commissioned artwork in Post Offices across the nation to provide jobs to artists and illustrate the history and culture of local communities across America.

The first-day-of-issue event is free and open to the public. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtags #PostOfficeMurals and #MuralStamps

Who: Patrick Mendonca, senior director, Office of the Postmaster General
Travis Williams, Piggott, AR, mayor
John Gill, chairman, Arkansas Parks and Recreation Foundation
Stephanie N. Jett, postmaster, Piggott

When: Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at 11 a.m. CDT

Where: Piggott Main Post Office
116 N. 3rd Avenue
Piggott, AR 72454-2000

RSVP: Dedication ceremony attendees are encouraged to RSVP at usps.com/postofficemurals

Background:
In the 1930s and 1940s, murals brought a touch of beauty to Post Offices across the United States. These works of art were designed to help boost the morale of Americans during the Great Depression.
This pane of 10 stamps features five different murals. On the stamp art, the town or city and state in which the work of art is located is printed underneath each mural. The murals included are: “Kiowas Moving Camp” (1936), Anadarko, OK; “Mountains and Yucca” (1937), Deming, NM; “Antelope” (1939), Florence, CO; “Sugarloaf Mountain” (1940), Rockville, MD; and “Air Mail” (1941), Piggott, AR.

The Postal Service is committed to the upkeep of these classic paintings and has a federal preservation officer and historian to both help maintain the beauty of the murals and also educate the public about their place in postal lore. Today, many of these works have been restored and remain on display for the public to enjoy.

Art Director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps.

Updated May 4th:

Here are updated versions of the first-day postmarks:

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