{"id":3799,"date":"2016-04-01T05:53:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T09:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=3799"},"modified":"2016-04-29T14:19:20","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T18:19:20","slug":"colorful-celebrations-u-s-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=3799","title":{"rendered":"Colorful Celebrations (U.S. 2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated April 29th:<\/strong><\/span> We expressed surprise that this booklet will not be distributed automatically to post offices. “This is correct,” USPS spokesman Mark Saunders tells The Virtual Stamp Club<\/strong>. “There will not be an automatic distribution for Colorful Celebrations. Booklets are not always automatically distributed to post offices and automatic distributions are based on several different factors. Out of eight stamps issues, two stamp issues (Views of Our Planets & National Parks) will be distributed to post offices. Colorful Celebrations will be available for sale at the 2016 World Stamp Show, online at http:\/\/usps.com\/shop, or by calling 800-782-6724.”<\/p>\n

Updated April 29th:<\/strong><\/span> The first day postmarks: \"ccelebs_dcp_vsc\"The DCP measures 2.93\u201d x 1.40\u201d \"ccelebs_bw_vsc\"The pictorial measures 2.70\u201d x 1.43\u201d<\/p>\n

These stamps will be issued Friday, June 3, at World Stamp Show-NY 2016.<\/p>\n

Updated April 29, 2016<\/strong>, from the Postal Bulletin<\/em><\/span>
\n\"s_celebrations\"On June 3, 2016, in New York, NY, the U.S. Postal Service\u00ae will issue the Colorful Celebrations stamps (Forever\u00ae priced at 47 cents) in 10 designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 681000).<\/p>\n

The stamps will go on sale nationwide June 3, 2016.<\/p>\n

Celebrate any festive occasion with Colorful Celebrations, a new stamp issuance from the U.S. Postal Service. This booklet of 20 First-Class Mail\u00ae Forever stamps includes 10 digitally created designs with eye-popping patterns that showcase geometric shapes, flowers, and birds. The stamp designs come in one of four colors: blue, orange, purple, and fuchsia. Papel picado, an intricate art form that was developed in Mexico, inspired artist Atzin Gaytan\u2019s digitally made stamp art. The Spanish term papel picado translates to \u201cpierced paper.\u201d Sally Andersen-Bruce designed the stamps. Derry Noyes served as the project\u2019s art director.<\/p>\n

Initial Supply to Post Offices:<\/span><\/strong> Stamp Fulfillment Services will not<\/strong> make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices\u2122. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps prior to the FDOI through SFS Web. \"ccelebs_config\"[Configuration of the booklet pane above]<\/em><\/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 http:\u2044\u2044www.usps.com\u2044shop, or by calling 800-782-6724. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place \"ccelebs09\"them in a larger envelope addressed to:<\/p>\n

Colorful Celebrations Stamps<\/strong><\/span>
\n Special Events Coordinator<\/strong><\/span>
\n 380 West 33rd Street<\/strong><\/span>
\n New York, NY 10199-9998<\/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. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by August 3, 2016.<\/p>\n

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