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Celebration Boutonniere

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue May 2, 2017
Year 2017
Quantity 500,000,000
Denomination
First-Class Mail Forever
Denomination Value $0.49
Perforation or Dimension 0.91 x 1.19 in./23.11 x 30.23 mm
Issue Location St. Louis, MO 63155
Postal Administration United States

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Layouts

Pane of 20 (1 Design)

Quantity Produced - 25,000,000
Original Purchase Price: $9.80
SKU: 563304
Dimension: 5.425 x 5.635 in./137.80 x 143.13 mm
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Printing Process: Offset, Microprint
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Paper: Phosphor Tagged, Overall
Layout Number: “B” followed by five (5) single digits
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First Day Cover

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $0.93
SKU: 563316
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Cancelled Digital Color Postmark

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $1.64
SKU: 563321
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Ceremony Program

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $6.95
SKU: 563330
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DCP Keepsake

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $11.95
SKU: 563310
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Framed Art

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $19.95
SKU: 563324
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Boutonniere/Corsage Memento

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $24.95
SKU: 563334
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About Stamp

On May 2, 2017, in St. Louis, MO, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Celebration Boutonniere First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 49 cents), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps. The stamp will go on sale nationwide May 2, 2017.

Celebration Boutonniere is a new stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service®. Similar in design to the two-ounce Celebration Corsage stamp, it can be used on RSVP envelopes often enclosed with wedding invitations. It is also perfect for party invitations, thank-you notes, announcements, or any other correspondence.

For centuries, boutonnieres—or buttonhole flowers, as they were called in Britain—were a staple of a well-dressed man’s outfit. For most of the 20th century, a single flower pinned to a lapel or inserted into a jacket buttonhole was part of a sophisticated, debonair man’s wardrobe. Today, boutonnieres, still very fashionable, are worn at weddings by the groom, groomsmen, father of the groom, and best man, and at other special occasions, including proms, anniversaries, retirement parties, or military memorial services.

Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp. The boutonniere was arranged by floral designer Carol Caggiano and photographed by Renée Comet.

A Forever® stamp, Celebration Boutonniere will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.

Colors

PMS Cool Gray 9/Gray, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black

Creators

Designer: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD.
Art Director: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD.
Typographer: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD.
Photographer: Renée Comet, Washington, DC.
Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn.

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Reference

USPS Postal Bulletin 22464. Copyright: USPS.

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