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2004
STAMPS AND POSTAL STATIONERY
This schedule is subject to change. Updated Announcement 04-D (June
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 booklet 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 booklet 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 (two designs for weddings) |
Mar 4 | New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show) |
PSA single sided convertible booklet of 20 and PSA pane of 20 | APR 3 |
| 1 | 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 | APR 24 |
| blank | 37¢ United States Air Force Academy | APR 1 | USAF Academy, CO 80840 | PSA pane of 20 | May 1 |
| 1 | Seacoast (Nonprofit rate) | APR 6 | Washington, DC 20066 (no ceremony) |
PSA coil of 3000 | May 6 |
| P | 37¢ Henry Mancini | APR 13 | Los Angeles, CA 90052 | PSA pane of 20 | May 13 |
| C | 37¢ American Choreographers
(four designs) |
May 4 | Newark, NJ 07102 | PSA pane of 20 w/header | Jun 3 |
| 1 | American Eagle (First Class Presort rate, 10 designs) |
May 12 | Washington, DC 20066 (no ceremony) |
Gummed coil of 3000 | Jun 11 |
| blank | 37¢ Lewis and Clark Bicentennial (three designs) |
May 14 | Astoria, OR 97103 Atchison, KS 66002 Great Falls, MT 59401 Hartford, IL 62048 Ilwaco, WA 98624 Orofino, ID 83544 Omaha, NE 68108 Pierre, SD 57501 Sioux City, IA 51101 St. Charles, MO 63301 Washburn, ND 58577 |
PSA prestige book of 20
(two designs) and PSA pane of 20 (one design) |
Jun 13 |
| blank | 37¢ Isamu Noguchi (five designs) |
May 18 | Long Island City, NY 11101 | PSA pane of 20 w/selvage | Jun 17 |
| blank | 37¢ National World War II Memorial | May 29 Nationwide |
Washington, DC 20066 | PSA pane of 20 | Jun 28 |
| blank | 37¢ Summer Olympic *Athens, Greece |
Jun 9 | Philadelphia, PA 19104 | PSA pane of 20 | Jul 9 |
| blank | 23¢ Harriton House | Jun 10 | Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 | Stamped Card | Jul 10 |
| 1 | Seacoast (Non-profit rate) | Jun 11 | Washington, DC 20066 (no ceremony) |
Gummed coil of 3000 | Jul 11 |
| blank | 37¢ The Art of Disney:
Friendship (four designs) |
Jun 23 | Anaheim, CA 92803 | PSA pane of 20 w/selvage | Jul 23 |
| 1 | 5¢ Toleware | Jun 25 | Santa Clara, CA 95050 (ASDA Stamp Show) | PSA pane of 20 | Jul 25 |
| blank | 37¢ USS Constellation | Jun 30 | Baltimore, MD 21233 | PSA pane of 20 | Jul 30 |
| blank | 37¢ R. Buckminster Fuller | Jul 12 | Stanford, CA 94305 | PSA pane of 20 | Aug 11 |
| C | 23¢ Wilma Rudolph (Distinguished Americans) |
Jul 14 | Sacramento, CA 95813 | PSA pane of 20, PSA booklet of 10, and vending book of 10 |
Aug 13 |
| blank | 37¢ James Baldwin (Literary Arts) | Jul 23 | New York, NY 10199 | PSA pane of 20 | Aug 22 |
| blank | 37¢ "Magnolia"
by Heade (American Treasures) |
Aug 12 | Sacramento, CA 95813 (APS Stamp Show) | PSA doublesided booklet of 20 | Sep 11 |
| 1 | 2¢ Navajo Jewelry | Aug 20 | Indianapolis, IN 46206 (Americover Stamp Show) | PSA pane of 20 | Sep 19 |
| blank | 37¢ Art of the American
Indian (10 designs) |
Aug 21 | Santa Fe, NM 87501 | PSA souvenir sheet of 10 | Sep 20 |
| blank | 37¢ John Wayne (Legends of Hollywood) |
Aug | Los Angeles, CA 90052 | PSA pane of 20 | blank |
| blank | 37¢ Sickle Cell Disease | Sep 29 | Atlanta, GA 30304 | PSA pane of 20 | Oct 29 |
| C 2 |
37¢ Cloudscapes (15 designs) |
Oct 4 | Milton, MA 02186 | PSA souvenir sheet of 15 | Nov 3 |
| blank | 37¢ Holiday Ornaments (four designs) |
Oct 14 | New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show) |
Doublesided booklet of
20, vending book of 20, and PSA pane of 20 |
Nov 13 |
| blank | 37¢ Christmas: Madonna & Child by Lorenzo Monaco | Oct 14 | New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp show) |
Doublesided booklet of 20 | Nov 13 |
| blank | 37¢ Hanukkah (Holiday Celebrations) |
Oct 14 | New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show) |
PSA pane of 20 | Nov 13 |
| C | 37¢ Kwanzaa (Holiday Celebrations) |
Oct 16 | Chicago, IL 60607 | PSA pane of 20 | Nov 15 |
| blank | 37¢ Moss Hart | Oct 24 | New York, NY 10199 | PSA pane of 20 | Nov 23 |
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.
This office will
be CLOSED
Monday,
July 5, 2004,
in observance of
Independence Day.
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