{"id":1448,"date":"2014-11-21T13:42:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T18:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2015-03-14T20:51:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-15T00:51:57","slug":"water-lilies-u-s-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=1448","title":{"rendered":"Water Lilies (U.S. 2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated February 28th: <\/strong><\/span> Here is the design for the Digital Color Postmark first-day cancel: \"wlilies_dcp_vsc\"<\/a>It measures 2.95″x1.25″<\/p>\n

Updated February 19th: <\/strong><\/span>From the Postal Bulletin:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"waterlilies\"<\/a>On March 20, 2015, in Cleveland, OH, the U.S. Postal Service\u00ae will issue Water Lilies First-Class Mail\u00ae stamps (Forever\u00ae priced at 49 cents), in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps (Item 689900).<\/p>\n

The stamps will go on sale nationwide March 20, 2015.<\/p>\n

Elegant water lilies grace four new stamps from the U.S. Postal Service. Each stamp depicts a close-up view of the flower of one of four classic garden water lilies. Art director Phil Jordan designed the stamps with existing photographs taken by Cindy Dyer in midsummer at the Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:<\/strong><\/span>
\nCustomers 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\u00ae 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:<\/p>\n

Water Lilies Stamps
\nMarketing
\n2200 Orange Avenue, Room 206
\nCleveland, OH 44101-9998<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service\u2122 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 19, 2015<\/span>.<\/p>\n

There are six philatelic products<\/span><\/strong> for this stamp issue:<\/p>\n