{"id":18574,"date":"2024-11-16T22:09:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T03:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=18574"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:44:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:44:23","slug":"schooner-stamped-card-us-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=18574","title":{"rendered":"Schooner (Stamped Card) (US 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>From the USPS press release November 15, 2024:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18575\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-300x174.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-500x290.png 500w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>New stamped-card designs are issued every few years for customers who want to send postcards with postage already included. The latest features an illustration of a two-masted sea vessel based on a photo of a 2014 replica of the 1923 schooner Columbia. Libby VanderPloeg was the artist and Antonio Alcal\u00e1 provided art direction.<\/p>\n<p><em>The latest information on this issue will appear below the line, with the latest information at the top.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr width=\"50%\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #568fc9;\"><strong>Updated September 10<sup>th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe Scott catalogue numbers for this issue are UX649 for the single card and UY56 for the reply card.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #568fc9;\"><strong>Updated June 19<sup>th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nOn July 18, 2025, in Crystal, MN, the United States Postal Service\u00ae will issue the Schooner Forever\u00ae stamped card priced at 69 cents (61-cents postage + 8-cents <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18575\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-300x174.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-500x290.png 500w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>surcharge), in one design. These stamped cards will go on sale nationwide July 18, 2025, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.<\/p>\n<p>This new stamped card features a two-masted schooner sailing in open water. The stamped card designer and illustrator, Libby VanderPloeg, started with pencil sketches before using Adobe Illustrator to finish the art. The illustration was based on a photo taken by Billy Black of the Columbia schooner, a 2014 replica of the original built in 1923. Antonio Alcal\u00e1 art directed the project.<\/p>\n<p>The Schooner stamped card will be available in the following formats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Single-cut cards (Item 250900)<\/li>\n<li>Double-reply cards (Item 251000)<\/li>\n<li>Sheet of 40 cards (Item 251100)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No automatic distribution.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #568fc9;\"><strong>How to Order the First-Day of Issue Postmark:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\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<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #568fc9;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-18575\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-150x87.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-500x290.png 500w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>FDOI \u2013 Schooner Stamped Card<br \/>\nUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services<br \/>\n8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300<br \/>\nKansas City, MO 64144-9900<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service\u2122 will return the cards 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 November 18, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #568fc9;\"><strong>Technical Specifications:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Issue: Schooner Stamped Card<br \/>\nItem Number: 250900<br \/>\nDenomination &amp; Type of Issue: Forever Stamped Card Rate<br \/>\nFormat: Single-cut Card<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-18575\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-150x87.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-500x290.png 500w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Series: N\/A<br \/>\nIssue Date &amp; City: July 18, 2025, Crystal, MN 55429<br \/>\nArt Director: Antonio Alcal\u00e1, Alexandria, VA<br \/>\nDesigner: Libby VanderPloeg, Grand Rapids, MI<br \/>\nArtist: Libby VanderPloeg, Grand Rapids, MI<br \/>\nModeler: Joseph Sheeran<br \/>\nManufacturing Process: Offset \/ Microprint<br \/>\nPrinter: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)<br \/>\nPress Type: Heidelberg Speedmaster<br \/>\nPrint Quantity: 1,200,000 stamped cards<br \/>\nPaper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag<br \/>\nAdhesive Type: N\/A<br \/>\nStamp Orientation: Horizontal<br \/>\nCard Size (w x h): 5.5000 x 3.5000 in. \/ 139.7000 x<br \/>\n88.9000 mm.<br \/>\nColors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow<br \/>\nPlate Size: 40 cards per revolution<br \/>\nPlate Number: N\/A<br \/>\nMarginal Markings: \u00a9 2024 USPS, Recycling logo<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #568fc9;\"><strong>Technical Specifications \u2013 Double Reply Card:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Issue: Schooner Stamped Card<br \/>\nItem Number: 251000<br \/>\nDenomination &amp; Type of Issue: Forever Stamped Card Rate<br \/>\nFormat: Double Reply Card<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-18575\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-150x87.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-500x290.png 500w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Series: N\/A<br \/>\nIssue Date &amp; City: July 18, 2025, Crystal, MN 55429<br \/>\nArt Director: Antonio Alcal\u00e1, Alexandria, VA<br \/>\nDesigner: Libby VanderPloeg, Grand Rapids, MI<br \/>\nArtist: Libby VanderPloeg, Grand Rapids, MI<br \/>\nModeler: Joseph Sheeran<br \/>\nManufacturing Process: Offset \/ Microprint<br \/>\nPrinter: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)<br \/>\nPress Type: Heidelberg Speedmaster<br \/>\nPrint Quantity: 24,000 Double-cut Cards<br \/>\nPaper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag<br \/>\nAdhesive Type: N\/A<br \/>\nStamp Orientation: Horizontal<br \/>\nCard Size (w x h): 5.5000 x 7.0000 in. \/ 139.7000 x 177.80 mm.<br \/>\nColors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow<br \/>\nPlate Size: 20 cards per revolution<br \/>\nPlate Number: N\/A<br \/>\nMarginal Markings: \u00a9 2024 USPS, Recycling logo<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #568fc9;\"><strong>Technical Specifications \u2013 Sheet of 40:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Issue: Schooner Stamped Card<br \/>\nItem Number: 251100<br \/>\nDenomination &amp; Type of Issue: Forever Stamped Card Rate<br \/>\nFormat: Sheet of 40 Cards<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-18575\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-150x87.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner-500x290.png 500w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s_schooner.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Series: N\/A<br \/>\nIssue Date &amp; City: July 18, 2025, Crystal, MN 55429<br \/>\nArt Director: Antonio Alcal\u00e1, Alexandria, VA<br \/>\nDesigner: Libby VanderPloeg, Grand Rapids, MI<br \/>\nArtist: Libby VanderPloeg, Grand Rapids, MI<br \/>\nModeler: Joseph Sheeran<br \/>\nManufacturing Process: Offset \/ Microprint<br \/>\nPrinter: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)<br \/>\nPress Type: Heidelberg Speedmaster<br \/>\nPrint Quantity: 1,500 sheets of 40 cards<br \/>\nPaper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag<br \/>\nAdhesive Type: N\/A<br \/>\nStamp Orientation: Horizontal<br \/>\nCard Size (w x h): 5.5000 x 3.5000 in. \/ 139.7000 x 88.9000 mm.<br \/>\nColors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black<br \/>\nPlate Size: 40 cards per revolution<br \/>\nPlate Number: N\/A<br \/>\nMarginal Markings: \u00a9 2024 USPS, Recycling logo<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #568fc9;\"><strong>Updated March 6<sup>th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis card will be issued July 18 in Crystal, MN, during Minnesota Stamp Expo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the USPS press release November 15, 2024: New stamped-card designs are issued every few years for customers who want to send postcards with postage already included. 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