| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | November 6, 2013 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Quantity | 187,500,000 |
| Denomination |
First-Class Mail Forever
|
| Denomination Value | $0.46 | Color | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black |
| Perforation or Dimension | 0.91 x 1.19 in./23.11 x 30.22 mm |
| Series | Gingerbread Houses |
| Series Time Span | 2013 |
| Issue Location | New York, NY 10199 |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|
Savor a delicious holiday tradition and celebrate the First Day of Issue of the Gingerbread Houses Forever® stamps with an 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 whimsical confections on the reverse.
The program is tucked inside a 9 x 6-inch envelope bearing a randomly selected, affixed Gingerbread Housesstamp and the official First Day of Issue cancellation, along with the U.S. Postal Service logo and the words “First Day of Issue Ceremony.”
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 688930
A delicious addition to your holiday correspondence, this set includes a booklet of 20 Gingerbread Houses Forever® stamps and a set of four First Day Covers. Each #6 3/4 envelope bears a different affixed Gingerbread Houses stamp and a First Day of Issue digital color postmark.
Reminiscent of the magical candy cottage Hansel and Gretel stumbled upon, the stamp art features four different colorful houses—constructed out of gingerbread, royal icing, and various candies—set against a bright blue background.
The cheerful color postmark shows the stamp name, written in whimsical red script that resembles the icing on the houses, framed by curling, green ornamental elements. Also included are the official date and location of stamp issuance.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 688910
On November 6, 2013, in New York, New York, the Postal Service™ will issue Gingerbread Houses (Forever® First-Class Mail) stamps in four designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps. The stamps will go on sale nationwide November 6, 2013.
Four new, cheerful holiday stamps capture the delicious tradition and childlike nostalgia of making gingerbread houses. Stumbling across a magical cottage made of cake and candy, Hansel and Gretel knew just how special gingerbread houses could be—but no witches will jump out of these confectionery domiciles. Instead, the Gingerbread Houses stamps will add a touch of whimsy to your holiday mail.
These stamps feature four different gingerbread houses set against a bright blue background. Made with gingerbread and royal icing, each house has sugary fruit slices for shingles, peppermint sticks for support beams, and round, candy-coated chocolate for doorknobs and holly berries, and yet each is unique.
Sally Andersen-Bruce photographed the houses, created by baker Teresa Layman. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps.
The Gingerbread Houses stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.