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2004 STAMPS AND POSTAL STATIONERY
This schedule is subject to change. Updated Announcement 04-B (February 2004)
This is a periodic announcement of new stamps and postal stationery items being issued during the calendar year. For additional information on stamps and stamp products visit our Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com.
| NOTE | ISSUE | FIRST DAY OF ISSUE | FIRST DAY CITY/STATE | FORMAT | DEADLINE |
| blank | 37¢ Pacific Coral Reef
(Nature of America; 10 designs) |
Jan 2 | Honolulu, HI 96820 | PSA pane of 10 w/selvage | Feb 1 |
| blank | 37¢ Year of the Monkey (Lunar New Year) |
Jan 13 | San Francisco, CA 94188 | PSA pane of 20 | Feb 12 |
| P | 37¢ Love: Candy Hearts | Jan 14 | Boston, MA 02205 | PSA convertible book of 20 | Feb 13 |
| blank | 37¢ Paul Robeson (Black Heritage) |
Jan 20 | Princeton, NJ 08540 | PSA pane of 20 | Feb 19 |
| blank | 37¢ Snowy Egret | Jan 30 | Norfolk, VA 23501 (APS Stamp Show) |
PSA convertible book of 20 | Feb 29 |
| blank | 37¢ Theodor Seuss Geisel | Mar 2 | La Jolla, CA 92038 | PSA pane of 20 w/selvage | Apr 1 |
| blank | 37¢ and 60¢ Garden Blossoms (2 designs for weddings) |
Mar 4 | New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show) |
PSA single-sided convertible book of 20 and PSA pane of 20 | Apr 3 |
| blank | 4¢ American Design Chippendale Chair | Mar 5 | New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show) |
PSA pane of 20 | Apr 4 |
| blank | 23¢ Columbia University | Mar 25 | New York, NY 10199 | Stamped Card | blank |
| blank | 37¢ United States Air Force Academy | Apr 1 | Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
PSA pane of 20 | May 1 |
| P | 37¢ Henry Mancini | Apr 13 | Los Angeles, CA 90052 | PSA pane of 20 | May 13 |
| blank | 37¢ Lewis and Clark (three designs) |
May 14 | TBD | PSA prestige book of 20 and PSA pane of 20 | Jun 13 |
| blank | 37¢ National World War II Memorial | May 27 | Washington, DC 20066 | PSA pane of 20 | Jun 26 |
| blank | 37¢ American Choreographers
(four designs) |
May | TBD | PSA pane of 20 w/header | blank |
| blank | 37¢ Isamu Noguchi (five designs) | May | Long Island City, NY 11101 | PSA pane of 20 w/selvage | blank |
| blank | 37¢ The Art of Disney:
Friendship (four designs) |
Jun 23 | Anaheim, CA 92803 | PSA pane of 20 w/selvage | Jul 23 |
| blank | 37¢ USS Constellation | Jun 24 | Baltimore, MD 21233 | PSA pane of 20 | Jul 24 |
| blank | 5¢ Toleware | Jun 25 | Santa Clara, CA 95050 (ASDA Stamp Show) | PSA pane of 20 | Jul 25 |
| blank | 23¢ Wilma Rudolph
(Distinguished Americans) |
Jun | TBD | PSA pane of 20 | blank |
| blank | 23¢ Harriton House | Jun | Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 | Stamped Card | blank |
| blank | 37¢ Summer Olympic Games: Athens | TBD | TBD | PSA pane of 20 | blank |
| blank | 37¢ R. Buckminster Fuller | Jul 12 | Stanford, CA 94305 | PSA pane of 20 | Aug 11 |
| blank | 37¢ James Baldwin (Literary Arts) |
Aug 2 | New York, NY 10199 | PSA pane of 20 | Sep 1 |
| blank | 37¢ "Magnolia"
by Heade (American Treasures) |
Aug 12 | Sacramento, CA 95813 (APS Stamp Show) | PSA double-sided book of 20 | Sep 11 |
| blank | 2¢ Navajo Necklace | Aug 20 | Indianapolis, IN 46206 (Americover Stamp Show) | PSA pane of 20 | Sep 19 |
| blank | 37¢ Art of the American
Indian (10 designs) |
Sep | Washington, DC 20066 | PSA souvenir sheet of 10 | blank |
| blank | 37¢ Sickle Cell Disease | Sep | Atlanta, GA 30304 | PSA pane of 20 | blank |
| 2 | 37¢ Cloudscapes (15 designs) |
Oct 1 | TBD | PSA souvenir sheet of 15 | Oct 31 |
| blank | 37¢ Holiday Ornaments (four designs) |
Oct 14 | New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show) |
Double-sided book of 20 and vending book of 20 | Nov 13 |
| blank | 37¢ Hanukkah (Holiday Celebrations) |
Oct 15 | New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show) |
PSA pane of 20 | Nov 14 |
| blank | 37¢ Kwanzaa (Holiday Celebrations) |
Oct 15 | New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show) |
PSA pane of 20 | Nov 14 |
| blank | 37¢ Moss Hart | Oct 24 | New York, NY 10199 | PSA pane of 20 | Nov 23 |
| blank | 37¢ Christmas: "Madonna and Child" by Lorenzo Monaco | Oct | Washington, DC 20066 | Doublesided book of 20 | blank |
Note Descriptions
C: Change in previously announced date, site, and/or rate
N: New issue
P: Pictorial first day postmark
1: Customers must affix additional postage to bring total postage to at least the minimum First-Class Mail® rate for an envelope or stamped card, depending on which is used. Also, the cost for a stamped envelope is the value of the postage plus 8 cents, and the cost for a stamped card is the value of the postage plus 2 cents.
2: Issued to kick off National Stamp Collecting Month.
