| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | January 11, 2018 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Quantity | 15,000,000 |
| Denomination |
First-Class Mail Forever
|
| Denomination Value | $0.49 | Color | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Pantone 872, Pantone 342 |
| Perforation or Dimension | 1.56 x 0.98 in./39.62 x 24.89 mm |
| Series | Celebrating Lunar New Year |
| Series Time Span | 2010 - 2018 |
| Issue Location | Honolulu, HI 96820 |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|
Welcome the Lunar New Year with this new 21.97 x 11.97-inch press sheet with die cuts, containing six sheets of Year of the Dog Forever® stamps positioned three across by two down.
Eleventh in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series, the stamp features an arrangement of lucky bamboo alongside a piece of red paper with the Chinese character fu, meaning good fortune. In the background is the Chinese character for “dog" below an intricate, cut-paper dog. The Year of the Dog begins February 16, 2018, and ends on February 4, 2019.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 564806
Welcome the Lunar New Year with this new Year of the Dog First Day Cover. The #6 ¾ envelope bears an affixed Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark.
Eleventh in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series, the stamp features an arrangement of lucky bamboo alongside a piece of red paper with the Chinese character fu, meaning good fortune. In the background is the Chinese character for “dog" below an intricate, cut-paper dog. The Year of the Dog begins February 16, 2018, and ends on February 4, 2019.
The pictorial postmark features the Chinese character for “dog,” drawn in the same grass-style calligraphy used on the stamp. Also included are the stamp title, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: January 11, 2018, Honolulu, HI 96820.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 564816
Welcome the Lunar New Year with this new Year of the Dog Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover. The #6 ¾ envelope bears an affixed Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue color postmark.
Eleventh in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series, the stamp features an arrangement of lucky bamboo alongside a piece of red paper with the Chinese character fu, meaning good fortune. In the background is the Chinese character for “dog" below an intricate, cut-paper dog. The Year of the Dog begins February 16, 2018, and ends on February 4, 2019.
The digital color postmark features an intricate cut-paper design of a dog in vibrant red with the Chinese character for "dog" in the background. Also included are the stamp title, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: January 11, 2018, Honolulu, HI 96820.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 564821
Welcome the Lunar New Year and recognize the First Day of Issue of the Year of the Dog Forever® 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 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: 564830
Welcome the Lunar New Year with this keepsake combination: two souvenir sheets of 12 Year of the Dog Forever® stamps and a Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover.
Eleventh in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series, the stamp features an arrangement of lucky bamboo alongside a piece of red paper with the Chinese character fu, meaning good fortune. In the background is the Chinese character for “dog" below an intricate, cut-paper dog. The Year of the Dog begins February 16, 2018, and ends on February 4, 2019.
The digital color postmark features an intricate cut-paper design of a dog in vibrant red with the Chinese character for "dog" in the background. Also included are the stamp title, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: January 11, 2018, Honolulu, HI 96820.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 564810
Welcome the Lunar New Year with this new Year of the Dog Stamp Ceremony Memento.
This brand new collectible contains the First Day of Issue Ceremony Invitation, the First Day of Issue Ceremony Program, Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover, and a souvenir sheet of 12 Year of the Dog Forever® stamps.
Eleventh in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series, the stamp features an arrangement of lucky bamboo alongside a piece of red paper with the Chinese character fu, meaning good fortune. In the background is the Chinese character for “dog" below an intricate, cut-paper dog. The Year of the Dog begins February 16, 2018, and ends on February 4, 2019.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 564834
Welcome the Year of the Dog with this new American Commemorative Panel®. This 8 ½ x 11 ¼-inch panel, printed on sturdy card stock, features a narrativeabout the Lunar New Year celebration and the stamp art. The background depicts an arrangement of lucky bamboo and includes a lozenge-shaped piece of red paper with the Chinese character fu, meaning good fortune.
Also included is a block of four Year of the Dog Forever® stamps in a protective acetate mount.
An intricate cut-paper design of a dog is printed in black using the intaglio technique.
Quantities are limited.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 564833
On January 11, 2018, in Honolulu, HI, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Year of the Dog First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 49 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 12 stamps. The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 11, 2018.
Artist Kam Mak created this original painting. Art director and stamp designer Ethel Kessler incorporated elements from previous Celebrating Lunar New Year stamps — Clarence Lee’s intricate cut-paper design of a dog and the Chinese character for “dog,” drawn in grass-style calligraphy by Lau Bun — to create continuity between the stamps in the series.
Ring in the new year with gifts, noise, and celebration! An arrangement of lucky bamboo (Dracaena braunii) and a red, lozenge-shaped Lunar New Year decoration highlight the 2018 Year of the Dog stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®, 11th of 12 in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series. The Year of the Dog begins February 16, 2018, and ends on February 4, 2019.
Across many cultures, in the United States as elsewhere, the Lunar New Year is celebrated in various ways, often with parades and parties. On the night of New Year’s Eve, families gather together and share in a celebratory dinner. They feast on foods that bring good luck, such as fish, kumquats, and rice cakes, and hang lozenge-shaped pieces of red paper with finely written good luck characters, like the one depicted in the stamp art, from doors and entryways, conveying well-wishes. On New Year’s Day, musicians play drums to celebrate this time of renewed hope for the future, with drumsticks sometimes painted red for luck. Firecrackers are set off to drive away evil spirits and usher in prosperity.
Combining original artwork by Kam Mak with two elements from the previous series of Lunar New Year stamps—Clarence Lee’s intricate cut-paper design of a dog and the Chinese character for “dog,” drawn in grass-style calligraphy by Lau Bun—art director Ethel Kessler has created a culturally rich stamp design that celebrates the diversity of the American experience.
The Year of the Dog stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp in self-adhesive souvenir sheets of 12. This Forever® stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.