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          Backyard Games (U.S. 2021)

          From the U.S. Postal Service announcement on November 17, 2020:From the USPS: These stamps capture many of the games Americans play for outdoor fun. A pane of 16 stamps features eight unique designs including: badminton, bocce, cornhole, croquet, flying disc, horseshoes, tetherball and a variation on pick-up baseball. Greg Breeding was the art director. Mike Ryan designed the stamps with original artwork by Mick Wiggins.

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          Updated October 4th:
          The Scott catalogue numbers for this issue are:

          5627 Horseshoes
          a. Imperforate
          5628 Bocce
          a. Imperforate
          5629 Flying Disc
          a. Imperforate
          5630 Croquet
          a. Imperforate
          5631 Pick-up Baseball Variation
          a. Imperforate
          5632 Tetherball
          a. Imperforate
          5633 Badminton
          a. Imperforate
          5634 Cornhole
          a. Imperforate
          b. Block of 8, #5626-5634
          c. Imperforate block of 8, #5626a-5634a

          Updated July 30th:
          [ceremony details]
          Endless Amusement to be Featured on U.S. Postage Stamps

          What: The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate many popular games played by Americans of all ages with the issuance of the Backyard Games Forever stamps.

          News of these stamps is being shared with the hashtag #backyardgamesstamps.

          Who: Judy de Torok, vice president, Corporate Affairs, U.S. Postal Service

          William J. Gicker, Jr., director, Stamp Services, U.S. Postal Service

          Scott D. English, executive director, American Philatelic Society Administrator, American Philatelic Research Library

          Thomas Chen, Midwest Badminton Club

          Alex P. Gara, president, American Bocce Company, LLC.

          Greg Breeding, art director

          When: Thursday, August 12, 2021, at 11 a.m. CT

          Where:
          Great American Stamp Show 2021
          Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
          5555 N River Road
          Rosemont, IL 60018

          (Note: To RSVP: usps.com/backyardgames)

          Background: This pane of 16 Forever stamps features eight unique designs illustrating a variety of backyard games — badminton, bocce, cornhole, croquet, flying disc, horseshoes, tetherball and a variation on pick-up baseball. Each design emphasizes the movement of the game pieces, giving a dynamic quality to the artwork. Using a simplified style that evokes the nostalgic feeling of playing backyard games as a child, illustrator Mick Wiggins created the digital illustrations with the iconography of vintage sporting posters in mind.

          Greg Breeding was the art director. Mike Ryan designed the stamps with original artwork by Wiggins.

          The Backyard Games stamps are being issued as Forever stamps. These Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price.

          Updated July 7th:
          Here are the first-day postmarks for this issue:The Digital Color Postmark for this issue measures 2.86″ x 1.25″The pictorial postmark measures 2.39″ x 1.33″. A Great American Stamp Show pictorial is also likely to be available.

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