Winter Landscapes (US 2025)

From the USPS press release November 15, 2024:

Offered in booklets of 20, these five stamps feature photographs of iconic winter landscapes from around the country. Ethel Kessler, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps using images from various photographers.

The latest information on this issue will appear below the line, with the latest information at the top.

Updated November 9^th:
The Scott catalogue numbers for this issue are:

• 6038 House and Snow-Covered Trees
• 6039 Snow-Covered Trees and Fence
• 6040 Snow-Covered Trees and Barn
• 6041 Ice-Covered Structure
• 6042 Snow-Covered Trees
• 6042a Vertical strip of 5
• 6042b Booklet pane of 20

Updated August 9^th:
Here are the first-day postmarks for this issue:The Digital Color Postmark measures 2.81″ x 1.36″There is no Pictorial Postmark, just the FDOI “killer bars.”

From the Postal Bulletin:

On Septemeber 19, 2025, in Danville, IN, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Winter Landscapes stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate), in five designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 685700). These stamps will go on sale September 19, 2025, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

Winter Landscapes celebrates the beauty and serenity of snow. The five different photographs featured in this booklet of 20 stamps showcase the special allure of winter with snowy landscapes from around the United States. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps with existing images taken by various photographers.

No automatic distribution.

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:
Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™ or at The Postal Store® website at store.usps.com/store/home. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:

FDOI – Winter Landscapes Stamps
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900

After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service™ will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by January 19, 2026.

Technical Specifications:

Issue: Winter Landscapes Stamps
Item Number: 685700
Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Double-Sided Booklet of 20 (5 designs)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: September 19, 2025, Danville, IN 46122
Art Director: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
Designer: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
Existing Photo: Mike Blottenberger
Existing Photo: John Moore
Existing Photo: Carson O’Ffill
Existing Photo: Juanita Phillips
Existing Photo: Katherine Plessner
Modeler: Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process: Offset
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type: Alprinta 74
Stamps per Booklet: 20
Print Quantity: 240,000,000
Paper Type: Phosphor, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): 1.0500 x 0.7700 in. / 26.6700 x 19.5580 mm.
Stamp Size (w x h): 1.1900 x 0.9100 in. / 30.2260 x 23.1140 mm.
Booklet Size (w x h): 5.7430 x 2.3750 in. / 145.8722 x 60.3250 mm.
Plate Size: 800 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “B” followed by four (4) single digits
Marginal Markings: Header: Winter Landscapes Twenty First-Class™ Forever® • © 2024 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • USPS logo • Promotional text • Plate number in peel strip area