Announced January 29th:“The Postal Service issues Star Ribbon, a stamp designed to meet the needs of business mailers. The artwork features a digital illustration of a star made of red, white and blue ribbon. The white space in the middle of the ribbon creates a second smaller star. The tri-colored ribbon, folded into a patriotic symbol, is intended to evoke the connectedness of the American people. The stamp will be sold in coils of 10,000 and in panes of 20. Greg Breeding was the art director. Aaron Draplin designed the stamp and created the artwork.”

Updated January 30th:
This stamp will be issued March 22nd in Oakbrook Terrace IL. (The ASDA Midwest Postage Stamp Show announced February 28th it will hold a first day for this issue. Details below.)

Updated February 16th:
Here is the first-day postmark for this issue: This pictorial postmark measures 2.66″ x 1.36″.

From the Postal Bulletin:
On March 22, 2019, in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, the U.S. Postal Service will issue the Star Ribbon stamp (Forever priced at the First-Class Mail rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 120600), a PSA coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 759900), and a PSA coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 760500). The stamp will go on sale nationwide on March 22, 2019, and must not be sold or cancelled before the first-day-of-issue.

The Star Ribbon stamp artwork features a digital illustration of a star made of red, white, and blue ribbon. The white space in the middle of the ribbon creates a second, smaller star. The tri-colored ribbon, folded into a patriotic symbol, is intended to evoke the connectedness of the American people. Greg Breeding was the art director. Aaron Draplin designed the stamp and created the artwork.

Stamp Fulfillment Services will make an automatic push of Item 120600, Star Ribbon (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) PSA Pane of 20 Stamps to post offices. It will not make automatic pushes for Item 759900, Star Ribbon (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) PSA Coil of 3,000 Stamp or Item 760500, Star Ribbon (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) PSA Coil of 10,000 Stamps.

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 – Star Ribbon 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 July 22, 2019.

Technical Specifications:

Issue: Star Ribbon Stamp
Item Number: 120600
Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: March 22, 2019, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Designer: Aaron Draplin, Portland, OR
Typographer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Artist: Aaron Draplin, Portland, OR
Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type: Alprinta 74
Stamps per Pane: 20
Print Quantity: 25,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Phosphor Tagged, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Banknote Corporation of America
Colors: Custom Blue, Custom Red, Black
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.73 x 0.84 in/18.542 x 21.336 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 0.87 x 0.98 in/22.098 x 24.892 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 5.3 x 4.88 in/134.62 x 123.952 mm
Plate Size: 400 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “B” followed by three (3) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front: Plate numbers in four corners
Back: ©2019 USPS • USPS Logo • Two barcodes (120600) • Plate position diagram • Promotional text

Updated February 28th:

Item 120600, Star Ribbon (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) PSA Pane of 20 Stamps: Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices. Technical Specifications (coil of 3,000):

Issue: Star Ribbon Stamp
Item Number: 759900
Denomination &Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Coil of 3,000 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: March 22, 2019, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Designer: Aaron Draplin, Portland, OR
Typographer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Artist: Aaron Draplin, Portland, OR
Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Press Type: Alprinta 74
Stamps per Coil: 3,000
Print Quantity: 30,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Phosphor Tagged, Overall
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.73 x 0.84 in/18.542 x 21.336 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 0.87 x 0.98 in/22.098 x 24.892 mm
Colors: Custom Blue, Custom Red, Black
Plate Size: 540 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “B” followed by three (3) single digits
Coil Number Frequency: Plate numbers every 27th stamp

Technical Specifications (coil of 10,000):

Issue: Star Ribbon Stamp
Item Number: 760500
Denomination &
Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Coil of 10,000 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: March 22, 2019, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Designer: Aaron Draplin, Portland, OR
Typographer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Artist: Aaron Draplin, Portland, OR
Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Press Type: Alprinta 74
Stamps per Coil: 10,000
Print Quantity: 400,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Phosphor Tagged, Overall
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.73 x 0.84 in/18.542 x 21.336 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 0.87 x 0.98 in/22.098 x 24.892 mm
Colors: Custom Blue, Custom Red, Black
Plate Size: 540 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “B” followed by three (3) single digits
Coil Number Frequency: Plate numbers every 27th stamp

Updated May 6th:
Here are the Scott catalogue numbers for this issue:

5361 (55¢) Star Ribbon, serpentine die cut 11¼x10¾
5362 (55¢) Star Ribbon coil stamp, serpentine die cut 10¾ vert.