From the U.S. Postal Service announcement on November 17, 2020:
From the USPS: America’s love of coffee is celebrated with four new stamps in a booklet of 20. Four digital illustrations feature cups of four different drinks: caffe latte, espresso, caffe mocha and cappuccino. The names of the espresso drinks appear in art-deco-inspired lettering above or below each cup. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps with original artwork by Terry Allen.
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Updated MaY 3rd:
Here are the Scott Catalog numbers for this issue:
5569 Caffe Latte
5570 Espresso
5571 Caffe Mocha
5572 Cappuccino
a. Block of 4, #5569-5572
b. Convertible booklet pane of 20, 5 each #5569-5572
Updated March 3rd:
Here is the Digital Color Postmark first-day cancel for this issue:
It measures 2.53″ x 1.47″. There is no pictorial postmark for this issue, just the FIRST DAY OF ISSUE “killerbar.”
Updated February 25th: [Click on the pictures for larger versions]
On April 9, 2021, in Seattle, WA, the United States Postal Service will issue the Espresso
Drinks stamps (Forever priced at the First-Class Mail rate) in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 683200). These stamps will go on sale nationwide April 9, 2021, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
The Postal Service celebrates America’s love of coffee with four new stamps in a booklet of 20. Digital illustrations feature cups of four different drinks:
- Caffe latte,
- Espresso,
- Caffe mocha, and
- Cappuccino.
The names of the espresso drinks appear in art deco-inspired lettering above or below each cup. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps with original artwork by Terry Allen.
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 – Espresso Drinks 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 9, 2021.
Technical Specifications:
Issue: Espresso Drinks Stamps
Item Number: 683200
Denomination & Type of Issue:First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Double-sided Booklet of 20 (4 designs)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: April 9, 2021, Seattle, WA 98134
Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Designer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Artist: Terry Allen, Wappingers Falls, NY
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Booklet: 20
Print Quantity: 200,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
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 .98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm
Full Booklet Size (w x h): 5.52 x 1.96 in./140.208 x 49.784 mm
Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Plate Size: 1040 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “P” followed by four (4) single digits
Marginal Markings: Header: “Espresso Drinks” Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps • USPS logo • Plate number in peel strip area • ©2020 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • Promotional text in peel strip area
Updated January 7th:
A mat in a suburban Washington, DC, post office indicates a issue date of April 9th. USPS headquarters does not confirm. 2021 is the 50th anniversary of Starbucks, which is based in Seattle, WA.





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From the USPS: With this commemorative stamp, the Postal Service recognizes the contributions of Japanese American soldiers, some 33,000 altogether, who served in the U.S. Army during World War II. The stamp, printed in the intaglio method, is based on a photograph. “Go for Broke” was the motto of the all-Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team and came to represent all Japanese American units formed during World War II. The stamp was designed by art director Antonio Alcalá.







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Just a guess: The Accocreek Post Office may not have the staff or experience to handle a first-day.
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