| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | April 5, 2014 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Quantity | 40,000,000 |
| Denomination |
First-Class Mail Forever
|
| Denomination Value | $0.49 | Color | Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow |
| Perforation or Dimension | 0.98 x 1.56 in./24.90 x 39.62 mm |
| Series | Songbirds |
| Series Time Span | 2014 |
| Issue Location | Dallas, TX 75260 |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|
These self-adhesive stamps are being issued in books of 20.
The U.S. Postal Service® celebrates ten melodic voices with the Songbirds stamps: the Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta), the Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides), the Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), the Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris), the Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), the Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus), the Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), the Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), the American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) and the White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis).
Each colorful bird is shown perching on a fence post or branch embellished with vines, pinecones, leaves, or flowers. The artwork appears against a plain, white background.
Why do songbirds make such a glorious racket every morning? In a word, love. Males sing to attract females, and to warn rivals to keep out of their territory. Between 4,000 and 4,500 different types of songbirds can be found around the planet, accounting for nearly half of all bird species. Songbirds are identified by their highly developed vocal organs, although some, like the crow, have harsh voices, and others sing rarely, or not at all. All songbirds are classified as perching birds. With three toes that point forward and one that points backward, they can grip branches, grasses, or telephone wires with ease.
Illustrator Robert Giusti painted the portraits, based on photographs. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps.
Songbirds will be issued as Forever® stamps in booklets of 20. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.
Made in the USA.
Issue Date: April 5, 2014
SKUs featured on this page: 689304
Showcase the beauty of nature’s winged creatures with this 25.10 x 6.25-inch press sheet (with die-cuts) that contains eight booklets of Songbirds Forever® stamps positioned four across by two down.
Stamp illustrator Robert Giusti depicted each uniquely colorful bird against a plain white background, perching on a fence post or branch embellished with vines, pinecones, leaves, or flowers.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 689306
Showcase the beauty of nature’s winged creatures with this 25.10 x 6.25-inch press sheet (without die-cuts) that contains eight booklets of Songbirds Forever® stamps positioned four across by two down.
Stamp illustrator Robert Giusti depicted each uniquely colorful bird against a plain white background, perching on a fence post or branch embellished with vines, pinecones, leaves, or flowers.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 689308
Nature’s avian choruses come to life with this set of ten First Day Covers. Each #6 3/4 envelope bears one of the ten Songbirds Forever® stamps and an official First Day of Issue postmark.
Stamp illustrator Robert Giusti depicted each uniquely colorful bird against a plain white background, perching on a fence post or branch embellished with vines, pinecones, leaves, or flowers. The standard four-bar postmark notes the official First Day of Issue date and location for the stamps.
Featured in the Songbirds stamps are the western meadowlark, the mountain bluebird, the western tanager, the painted bunting, the Baltimore oriole, the evening grosbeak, the scarlet tanager, the rose-breasted grosbeak, the American goldfinch, and the white-throated sparrow.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 689316
Bring the beauty of nature’s winged creatures to your collection with this set of ten First Day Covers. Each #6 3/4 envelope bears one of the ten Songbirds Forever® stamps and an official First Day of Issue color postmark.
Stamp illustrator Robert Giusti depicted each uniquely colorful bird against a plain white background, perching on a fence post or branch embellished with vines, pinecones, leaves, or flowers.
The color postmark evokes beauty, song, and flight with a collage-style illustration of a songbird, its body composed of sheet music. Also included are the official date and location of stamp issuance.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 689321
Capture some of nature’s brightest colors with this stunning set, featuring a booklet of 20 Songbirds Forever® stamps and a #6 3/4 envelope with a randomly selected, affixed Songbirds stamp and a First Day of Issue color postmark.
Stamp illustrator Robert Giusti depicted each uniquely colorful bird against a plain white background, perching on a fence post or branch embellished with vines, pinecones, leaves, or flowers.
The color postmark evokes beauty, song, and flight with a collage-style illustration of a songbird, its body composed of sheet music. Also included are the official date and location of stamp issuance.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 689310
Let cheery birds deliver your message with these notecards featuring artwork from the Songbirds stamps. The set includes 10 blank notecards - one for each bird - along with envelopes and a sheet of 10 Songbirds stamps.
The 4.5 x 6.25-inch notecards feature illustrations of each uniquely colorful bird against a plain white background, perching on a fence post or branch embellished with vines, pinecones, leaves, or flowers. On the back of each card is a fun fact about the bird.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 689323
When the male western tanager is ready to breed, he puts on his finest feathers: red for the head, yellow for the body and black for the wings and tail. Despite these striking colors, the birds tend to be inconspicuous as they forage for insects high in the forest canopy. They can be spotted in western forests by scanning the treetops but are more easily found in parks and orchards while migrating south to Mexico for the winter.
On April 5, 2014, in Dallas Texas, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue Songbirds First-Class Mail® stamps (Forever® priced at 49 cents), in ten designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps. The stamps will go on sale nationwide April 5, 2014.
The U.S. Postal Service® celebrates ten melodic voices with the Songbirds stamps: the Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta), the Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides), the Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), the Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris), the Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), the Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus), the Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), the Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), the American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) and the White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis).
Each colorful bird is shown perching on a fence post or branch embellished with vines, pinecones, leaves, or flowers. The artwork appears against a plain, white background.
Why do songbirds make such a glorious racket every morning? In a word, love. Males sing to attract females, and to warn rivals to keep out of their territory. Between 4,000 and 4,500 different types of songbirds can be found around the planet, accounting for nearly half of all bird species. Songbirds are identified by their highly developed vocal organs, although some, like the crow, have harsh voices, and others sing rarely, or not at all. All songbirds are classified as perching birds. With three toes that point forward and one that points backward, they can grip branches, grasses, or telephone wires with ease.
Illustrator Robert Giusti painted the portraits, based on photographs. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps.
Songbirds will be issued as Forever® stamps in booklets of 20. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.