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Celebration Corsage

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue May 2, 2017
Year 2017
Quantity 50,000,000
Denomination
2-Ounce Rate, Nondenominated, Mail Use
Denomination Value $0.70
Color PMS Cool Gray 9/Gray, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Perforation or Dimension 1.19 x 0.91 in./30.23 x 23.11 mm
Issue Location St. Louis, MO 63155
Postal Administration United States

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Layouts

Pane of 20 (1 Design)

Quantity Produced - 2,500,000
Original Purchase Price: $14.00
SKU: 563004
Dimension: 5.635 x 5.425 in./143.13 x 137.80 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

Celebrate life's special moments with this new Celebration Corsage First Day Cover. The #6 ¾ envelope bears an affixed two-ounce rate stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark.

Perfect for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and other celebrations, the Celebration Corsage stamp features a photograph of an elegant floral arrangement of ranunculus with other beautiful accents. Similar in design to the Celebration Boutonniere Forever® stamp, the two form a natural pair.

The standard four-bar cancellation marks the date and location of stamp issuance: May 2, 2017, St. Louis, MO 63155.

Made in the USA.

SKUs featured on this page: 563016

Original Purchase Price: $1.14
SKU: 563016
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Digital Color Postmark

Quantity Produced - Unknown

Celebrate life’s special moments with this new Celebration Corsage Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover. The #6 ¾ envelope bears an affixed two-ounce rate stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue color postmark.

Perfect for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and other celebrations, the Celebration Corsage stamp features a photograph of an elegant floral arrangement of ranunculus with other beautiful accents. Similar in design to the Celebration Boutonniere Forever® stamp, the two form a natural pair.

The digital color postmark features soft, abstract line artwork and hints of floral imagery to frame the stamp title, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: May 2, 2017, St. Louis, MO 63155.

Made in the USA.

SKUs featured on this page: 563021

Original Purchase Price: $1.85
SKU: 563021
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Ceremony Program

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Celebrate life’s special moments and the First Day of Issue of the Celebration Corsage two-ounce rate stamp, with this new official ceremony program and cover.

The full-color program features the First Day Ceremony agenda and participants on one side, with a narrative about the stamp design on the reverse.

The program is tucked inside a colorful 9 × 6-inch envelope bearing an affixed Forever® stamp and the official First Day of Issue cancellation. Also included are the words “First Day of Issue Ceremony Program” and “Celebrate the Art of Stamps” along with the official United States Postal Service® logo.

Made in the USA.

SKUs featured on this page: 563030

Original Purchase Price: $6.95
SKU: 563030
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DCP Keepsake

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Celebrate life’s special moments with this keepsake combination: one pane of 20 Celebration Corsage two-ounce rate stamps and one Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover.

Perfect for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and other celebrations, the Celebration Corsage stamp features a photograph of an elegant floral arrangement of ranunculus with other beautiful accents. Similar in design to the Celebration Boutonniere Forever® stamp, the two form a natural pair.

The digital color postmark features soft, abstract line artwork and hints of floral imagery to frame the stamp title, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: May 2, 2017, St. Louis, MO 63155.

Made in the USA.

SKUs featured on this page: 563010

Original Purchase Price: $15.95
SKU: 563010
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Boutonniere/Corsage Memento

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Add a touch of class to your collection with this Celebration Boutonniere/Corsage Stamp Ceremony Memento.

This brand new collectible contains the First Day of Issue Ceremony Invitation, one each of the First Day of Issue Ceremony Program and Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover – and a pane of 20 each Celebration Corsage two-ounce rate and Celebration Boutonniere Forever® stamps.

The beautiful floral stamps form a natural pair and are perfect for party invitations, thank-you notes, announcements, or any other correspondence.

Made in the USA.

SKUs featured on this page: 563334

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 Corsage 2-ounce rate mail use stamp (Nondenominated, priced at 70 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps. The stamp will go on sale nationwide May 2, 2017.

The U.S. Postal Service® introduces Celebration Corsage a new two-ounce stamp for many of life’s special moments. This beautifully elegant stamp can accommodate the weight of heavy invitations for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and other celebrations; oversize greeting cards for all occasions; and mailings such as small gifts that require extra postage. Celebration Corsage is similar in design to the Celebration Boutonniere Forever® stamp, and the two form a natural pair.

The stamp art features a photograph of an arrangement of ranunculus with accents of hypericum berry, Astrantia, and seed eucalyptus. The soft peach petals of the ranunculus contrast with the rougher textures of the greens and grays of the accent plants. The ribbon that twines through the corsage adds an earthy texture as well giving a visual sense of movement in the arrangement.

The word “corsage” is French and originally meant the bodice of a dress. Women once wore flowers pinned to their dresses, and the little posies were called bouquet de corsage, shortened over time to “corsage.” Along with boutonnieres for men, corsages were fashionable for daily wear in earlier centuries, particularly during the 1700s and 1800s, but gradually they began to be worn mostly on formal occasions.

Today, corsages are worn by mothers of the bride and groom at weddings and by honorees on Mother’s Day, birthdays, anniversaries, Easter, proms, or any special occasion or event.

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

The words “Two Ounce” on this stamp indicate its usage value. Like a Forever® stamp, this stamp will always be valid for the rate printed on it.

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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