{"id":11257,"date":"2020-11-17T16:05:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T21:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=11257"},"modified":"2021-11-01T19:37:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T23:37:33","slug":"day-of-the-dead-u-s-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=11257","title":{"rendered":"Day of The Dead (U.S. 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the U.S. Postal Service announcement on November 17, 2020:\"\"<\/em>From the USPS:<\/em> In recent decades, Day of the Dead has caught on in the United States as a festive and increasingly popular celebration for all ages. These new stamps will be the first issued by the U.S. Postal Service to mark this holiday. Luis Fitch designed and illustrated the stamps. Antonio Alcal\u00e1 was the art director.<\/p>\n

These stamps will be issued September 30th with a ceremony in El Paso, Texas.<\/p>\n

Here are the Scott catalogue numbers:
\n5640 Girl\u2019s Skull with Bow
\na. Imperforate
\n5641 Man\u2019s Skull with Hat
\na. Imperforate
\n5642 Woman\u2019s Skull with Curled Hair
\na. Imperforate
\n5643 Boy\u2019s Skull
\na. Imperforate
\nb. Horiz. strip of 4, #5640-5643
\nc. Imperforate strip of 4, #5640a-5643a<\/p>\n

Additional information will be posted below the line, with the most recent at the top.<\/p>\n

\n

Updated October 21st:<\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nHere is the Digital Color Postmark for this issue:\"\"<\/a>It measures 2.94″ x 1.37″. There is no pictorial black-and-white postmark for this issue, just the FIRST DAY OF ISSUE postmark.<\/p>\n

Updated August 28th from the <\/em>Postal Bulletin:<\/span><\/strong>
\nOn September 30, 2021, in El Paso, TX, the United States Postal Service\u00ae will issue the \"\"<\/a>Day of the Dead stamps (Forever\u00ae priced at the First-Class Mail\u00ae rate) in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 481400). These stamps will go on sale nationwide September 30, 2021, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue. The Day of the Dead pane of 20 stamps may not be split and the stamps may not be sold individually.<\/p>\n

With the release of four colorful new stamps, the Postal Service\u2122 celebrates Day of the Dead, an increasingly popular holiday in the United States. The stamp art features several iconic elements of a traditional Day of the Dead ofrenda, or offering, which honors departed relatives as well as heroes. Stylized, decorated \u201csugar skulls\u201d are personalized as four family members, one per stamp. The lit candles flanking each sugar skull are beacons \"\"<\/a>to guide deceased loved ones on their annual return journey to the land of the living. Dotting each stamp and embellishing their shared vertical borders are marigolds (cempazuchitles), the most popular Day of the Dead flower. Luis Fitch designed and illustrated the stamps. Antonio Alcal\u00e1 was the art director.<\/p>\n

No automatic distribution.<\/p>\n

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:<\/strong><\/span>
\nCustomers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office\u2122 or at The Postal Store\u00ae 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:<\/p>\n

FDOI \u2013 Day of the Dead Stamps
\nUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
\n8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
\nKansas City, MO 64144-9900<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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 January 30, 2022.<\/p>\n

Technical Specifications:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Issue: Day of the Dead Stamps
\n\"\"<\/a>Item Number: 481400
\nDenomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
\nFormat: Pane of 20 (4 designs)
\nSeries: N\/A
\nIssue Date & City: September 30, 2021, El Paso, TX 79910
\nArt Director: Antonio Alcal\u00e1, Alexandria, VA
\nDesigner: Luis Fitch, Minneapolis, MN
\nArtist: Luis Fitch, Minneapolis, MN
\nModeler: Sandra Lane\/Michelle Finn
\nManufacturing Process: Offset
\nPrinter: Banknote Corporation of America
\nPress Type: Alprinta
\nStamps per Pane: 20
\nPrint Quantity: 35,000,000 stamps
\nPaper Type: Phosphor, Overall
\nAdhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
\nColors: PMS 185 C, PMS 191 C, PMS 3262 C, PMS 376 C, PMS 021 C, PMS Purple C, PMS 213 C, PMS Yellow C, PMS Black 6 C
\n\"\"<\/a>Stamp Orientation: Horizontal
\nImage Area (w x h): 1.05 x 0.77 in.\/ 26.67 x 19.558 mm
\nOverall Size (w x h): 1.19 x 0.91 in.\/30.226 x 23.114 mm
\nFull Pane Size (w x h): 5.76 x 5.55 in.\/146.304 x 140.97 mm
\nPress Sheets Size (w x h): 23.04 x 11.1 in.\/585.216 x 281.94 mm
\nPlate Size: 320 stamps per revolution
\nPlate Number: \u201cB\u201d followed by nine (9) single digits in four corners
\nMarginal Markings:
\nFront: Plate number in four corners
\nBack: \u00a92020 USPS \u2022 USPS logo \u2022 2 barcodes (481400) \u2022 Plate position diagram (8) \u2022 Promotional text<\/p>\n

Updated August 25th:<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[ceremony advisory]<\/em><\/span>
\nLively Day of the Dead Stamps Available Soon\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WHAT:<\/strong> <\/span>The U.S. Postal Service celebrates Day of the Dead with four colorful new stamps.<\/p>\n

The first-day-of-issue event for the Day of the Dead stamps is free and open to the public. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtag #DayoftheDeadstamps.<\/p>\n

WHO:<\/strong> <\/span>Michael J. Elston, secretary of the USPS Board of Governors, will serve as dedicating official.<\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/strong> <\/span>Thursday, Sep. 30, 2021, at 11 a.m. MDT<\/p>\n

WHERE:<\/strong><\/span> El Paso Museum of Art<\/a>
\nOne Arts Festival Plaza
\nEl Paso, TX 79901<\/p>\n

RSVP:<\/strong><\/span> Dedication ceremony attendees are encouraged to RSVP at: usps.com\/dayofthedead<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND:<\/strong> <\/span>In recent decades, D\u00eda de los Muertos, as it is known in Spanish, has caught on in the United States as a festive celebration for all ages. These new stamps from the U.S. Postal Service showcase the Day of the Dead holiday, in all its flower-bedecked splendor.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This pane of 20 Forever stamps contains five identical rows of four colorful stamps featuring several iconic elements of a traditional Day of the Dead offering. Stylized, decorated \u201csugar skulls\u201d are personalized as family members \u2014 a child with a hair bow, a father sporting a hat and mustache, a mother with curled hair, and another child. The vibrant colors of marigold flowers and other embellishments, along with the white of the sugar skulls, stand out brightly from the stamps\u2019 black background.<\/p>\n

Luis Fitch designed and illustrated the stamps. Antonio Alcal\u00e1 was the art director.<\/p>\n

Day of the Dead, with all its exuberant color, life-affirming joy, and appeal for the whole family, is fast becoming a popular American holiday.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com\/shopstamps, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic, or at Post Office locations nationwide.<\/p>\n

The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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