| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | July 4, 2018 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Quantity | 3,000,000 |
| Denomination |
First-Class Mail Forever
|
| Denomination Value | $0.50 | Color | Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, PMS Cool Gray 7 |
| Perforation or Dimension | 1.225 x 1.225 in/31.12 x 31.12 mm |
| Series | O Beautiful |
| Series Time Span | 2018 |
| Issue Location | Colorado Springs, CO 80910 |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL®. Commemorate the nation’s beauty and the lyrics to “America the Beautiful” with this new set of 20 O Beautiful First Day Covers. Each #6 ¾ envelope bears an affixed Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark.
Each of the 20 O Beautiful stamps features a photograph showcasing the country’s extraordinary natural beauty and illustrating one of five phrases from the famous first verse of “America the Beautiful”: “Spacious Skies,” “Waves of Grain,” “Mountain Majesties,” “The Fruited Plain,” and “Sea to Shining Sea.”
The pictorial postmark features a simple landscape sketch that reflects some of the natural beauty on the stamps. Also included are the stamp title, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: July 4, 2018, Colorado Springs, CO 80910.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 565316
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL®. Commemorate the nation’s beauty and the lyrics to “America the Beautiful” with this new set of 20 O Beautiful Digital Color Postmark First Day Covers. Each #6 ¾ envelope bears an affixed Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark.
Each of the 20 O Beautiful stamps features a photograph showcasing the country’s extraordinary natural beauty and illustrating one of five phrases from the famous first verse of “America the Beautiful”: “Spacious Skies,” “Waves of Grain,” “Mountain Majesties,” “The Fruited Plain,” and “Sea to Shining Sea.”
The digital color postmark combines numerous pieces of stamp art in a single shape reminiscent of the country’s rolling hills. Also included are the stamp title, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: July 4, 2018, Colorado Springs, CO 80910.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 565321
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL®. Commemorate the nation’s beauty and the lyrics to “America the Beautiful” and recognize the First Day of Issue of the O Beautiful Forever® stamp, with this new official ceremony program and cover.
The full-color program features the First Day Ceremony agenda and participants, along with a narrative about the stamp design.
The program is tucked inside a 9 x 6-inch envelope bearing an affixed, randomly selected 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: 565330
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL®. Commemorate the nation’s beauty and the lyrics to “America the Beautiful” with this new O Beautiful Stamp Ceremony Memento.
This new collectible contains the First Day of Issue Ceremony Invitation, the First Day of issue Ceremony Program, a set of 20 Digital Color Postmark First Day Covers, and a pane of 20 O Beautiful Forever® stamps.
Each of the 20 O Beautiful stamps features a photograph showcasing the country’s extraordinary natural beauty and illustrating one of five phrases from the famous first verse of “America the Beautiful”: “Spacious Skies,” “Waves of Grain,” “Mountain Majesties,” “The Fruited Plain,” and “Sea to Shining Sea.”
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 565334
Yosemite National Park in California appears on this stamp. It belongs to the "Mountain Majesties" row of the pane, and the photograph was taken by Gary Crabbe. The photograph shows a mountain range in the background with pine trees in the foreground.
On July 4, 2018, in Colorado Springs, CO, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the O Beautiful stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in 20 designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps. The stamps will go on sale nationwide July 4, 2018.
With the release of the O Beautiful stamps, the U.S. Postal Service commemorates the beauty and majesty of the United States through images that correspond with one of the nation’s most beloved songs, “America the Beautiful.” Each of the 20 stamps on the pane features a photograph that helps illustrate one of five phrases from the song’s famous first verse: “Spacious Skies” (top row), “Waves of Grain” (second row), “Mountain Majesties” (third row), “The Fruited Plain” (fourth row), and “Sea to Shining Sea” (bottom row). Art director Ethel Kessler designed the pane using existing photographs.
From Bailey Island on the coast of Maine to the rugged cliffs of Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park in Hawai‘i, the O Beautiful Forever® stamps showcase the extraordinary natural beauty found in the United States.
The stamps include four national parks, one national seashore, state parks, parks managed by the U.S. Forest Service, and Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. They highlight some of the nation's hidden gems, such as wheat fields in Wisconsin and Montana, and the lush, fertile landscape surrounding Orinda, California. They also celebrate the country's ephemeral wonders, including a double rainbow arching over a Kansas field, the aurora borealis lighting up Three Fingers Mountain in Washington, and a quietly stunning spring sunset over the green hills of Livermore, California.