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WASHINGTON \u2014 6\/27\/18 – The U.S. Postal Service has issued a set of three high-denomination stamps featuring an illustration of the statue that tops the U.S. Capitol dome. The $1, $2 and $5 stamps were issued in Bellefonte, PA.<\/p>\n
The stamps, designed by art director Greg Breeding, offer a modern take on vintage patriotic stamp art for use on packages, large envelopes and other mailings. The artwork is based on an engraved vignette originally created for a 1923 stamp, the $5 Head of Freedom Statue, by John Eissler (1873-1962). The stamp design is intaglio-printed, meaning the design is transferred to paper from an engraved plate. The illustration is emerald green on the $1 stamp, indigo blue on the $2 stamp and brick red on the $5 stamp.<\/p>\n
American sculptor Thomas Crawford (1814\u20131857) created\u00a0the allegorical\u00a0Statue of Freedom<\/em>\u00a0during the mid-1850s. The statue wears a variation on a Roman helmet \u2014 circled by stars, topped with an eagle head, and embellished by feathered plumes.<\/p>\n The statue\u2019s installation onto the new Capitol dome was completed in 1863.<\/p>\n Customers may purchase the\u00a0Statue of Freedom<\/em>\u00a0stamps at The Postal Store at\u00a0usps.com\/shop<\/a><\/em>, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724) or at Post Office facilities nationwide. A variety of stamps and collectibles also are available at\u00a0ebay.com\/stamps<\/a><\/em>. The $1 and $2 stamps will\u00a0be sold in sheets of 10 and the $5 stamps will be sold in a sheet of four.<\/p>\n Ordering First-Day-of-Issue Postmarks<\/strong> FDOI – Statue of Freedom Stamps After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for postmarks up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers are charged 5 cents each. All orders must be postmarked by Oct. 27, 2018.<\/p>\n Ordering First-Day Covers<\/strong> Philatelic Products<\/strong> The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WASHINGTON \u2014 6\/27\/18 – The U.S. Postal Service has issued a set of three high-denomination stamps featuring an illustration of the statue that tops the U.S. Capitol dome. The $1, $2 and $5 stamps were issued in Bellefonte, PA. The stamps, designed by art director Greg Breeding, offer a modern take on vintage patriotic stamp […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usps-news","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23785"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23788,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23785\/revisions\/23788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCustomers have 120 days to obtain first-day-of-issue postmarks by mail. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes to themselves or others and place them in envelopes addressed to:<\/p>\n
\nUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
\n8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
\nKansas City, MO\u00a0 64144-9900<\/p>\n
\nThe Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamps and stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the\u00a0USA Philatelic\u00a0<\/em>publicationat\u00a0usps.com\/shop<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Customers may register to receive a free\u00a0USA Philatelic\u00a0<\/em>publication online at\u00a0usps.com\/philatelic<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n
\nPhilatelic products for this stamp issue are available at\u00a0usps.com\/shop<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n
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$1 Statue of Freedom (Jun 27)<\/td>\n $1.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n \n
First Day Cover<\/td>\n $1.44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n \n
Digital Color Postmark<\/td>\n $2.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n \n
$2 Statue of Freedom (Jun 27)<\/td>\n $2.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n \n
First Day Cover<\/td>\n $2.44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n \n
Digital Color Postmark<\/td>\n $3.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n \n
$5 Statue of Freedom (Jun 27)<\/td>\n $5.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n \n
First Day Cover<\/td>\n $5.44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n \n
Digital Color Postmark<\/td>\n $6.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n \n
$1 Statue of Freedom (Jun 27)<\/td>\n $1.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n \n
First Day Cover<\/td>\n $1.44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n