{"id":11261,"date":"2020-11-17T16:07:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T21:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=11261"},"modified":"2021-07-05T19:13:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T23:13:15","slug":"heritage-breeds-u-s-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=11261","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Breeds (U.S. 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the U.S. Postal Service announcement on November 17, 2020:\"\"<\/em>From the USPS:<\/em> These stamps pay tribute to heritage breeds, preindustrial farm animals that are enjoying renewed attention for their versatility, adaptability and unique genetic traits. This pane of 20 stamps includes photographs of 10 heritage breeds: the American Mammoth Jackstock donkey, the Narragansett turkey, the Cayuga duck, the San Clemente Island goat, the Mulefoot hog, the Cotton Patch goose, the American Cream draft horse, the Barbados Blackbelly sheep, the Milking Devon cow and the Wyandotte chicken. Zack Bryant designed the stamps with photographs by Aliza Eliazarov. Greg Breeding served as art director.<\/p>\n

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

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Updated July 5th<\/strong>:<\/em><\/span>
\nHere are the Scott catalogue numbers for this issue:
\n5583 Mulefoot hog
\na. Imperforate
\n5584 Wyandotte chicken
\na. Imperforate
\n5585 Milking Devon cow
\na. Imperforate
\n5586 Narragansett turkey
\na. Imperforate
\n5587 American Mammoth Jackstock donkey
\na. Imperforate
\n5588 Cotton Patch goose
\na. Imperforate
\n5589 San Clemente Island goat
\na. Imperforate
\n5590 American Cream draft horse
\na. Imperforate
\n5591 Cayuga duck
\na. Imperforate
\n5592 Barbados Blackbelly sheep
\na. Imperforate
\nb. Block of 10, #5583-5592
\nc. Imperforate block of 10, #5583a-5592a<\/p>\n

Updated April<\/span> 8th:<\/strong><\/span>
\nHere are the first-day postmarks for this issue:\"\"<\/a>The Digital Color Postmark for this issue measures 2.96″ x 1.45″ \"\"<\/a>The B&W pictorial measures 2.75″ x 1.17″<\/p>\n

From the<\/em> Postal Bulletin:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

On May 17, 2021, in Mount Vernon, VA, the United States Postal Service\u00ae will issue the \"\"<\/a>Heritage Breeds stamps (Forever\u00ae priced at the First-Class Mail\u00ae rate) in 10 designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 480400). These stamps will go on sale nationwide May 17, 2021, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue. The Heritage Breeds commemorative pane of 20 stamps may not be split and the stamps may not be sold individually.<\/p>\n

These stamps pay tribute to heritage breeds, pre-industrial farm animals that are enjoying renewed attention for their versatility, adaptability, and unique genetic traits. This pane of 20 stamps includes photographs of 10 heritage breeds:<\/p>\n