The words “NON-MACHINEABLE SURCHARGE” on the stamp indicate its usage value. The stamp art is a colorful, highly stylized depiction of the butterfly. Postal Service celebrates the Eastern tiger swallowtail on its fifth butterfly stamp issuance for greeting card envelopes that require additional postage. The postcard price is effective May 31.Įastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Non-machineable The word “POSTCARD” on the stamps indicates the usage value. Greg Breeding of Charlottesville, VA, was the art director. The Coastal Birds stamps feature the art of illustrator Tyler Lang of Portland, OR. The initial price and value for these stamps is 35 cents. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the applicable price for the price category printed on them at the time of use. The stamps feature highly stylized, digital portraits of each bird. Postal Service celebrates four eye-catching birds: the red knot ( Calidris canutus), king eider ( Somateria spectabilis), roseate spoonbill ( Platalea ajaja), and magnificent frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens). With the release of the Coastal Birds postcard stamps, the U.S. The initial price and value for this stamp is 22 cents, effective May 31. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the applicable price for the price category at the time of use. The words “ADDITIONAL OUNCE” on this stamp indicate its usage value. Art director Carl Herrman of Carlsbad, CA, designed the stamp, illustrated by Nancy Stahl of New York City. The pop of orange and yellow on the birds’ beaks and ear patches lends a regal look to the aptly named emperors.
The stamp art is a stylized drawing of a pair of emperor penguins on a cool green background. Emperor penguins dive beyond 1,500 feet - deeper than any other bird.
Largest of the penguin species, the emperor stands over 3 feet tall and can weigh more than 80 pounds. This additional ounce stamp pays tribute to the majestic emperor penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri). Customers purchasing these Forever stamps can easily determine their use by the descriptions on the stamps: ADDITIONAL OUNCE, POSTCARD, NON-MACHINABLE SURCHARGE, TWO OUNCE and THREE OUNCE. The new “additional-ounce” Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the applicable price for the price category printed on them at the time of use. The Postal Service is now extending this convenience to customers needing stamps for mailing items weighing more than 1-ounce as well as for postcards and bulky or odd sized envelopes which require hand sorting. WASHINGTON - The Forever Stamp - good for mailing 1-ounce First-Class letters anytime into the future - regardless of price changes - has been well received by customers.
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