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          Espresso Drinks (U.S. 2021)

          From the U.S. Postal Service announcement on November 17, 2020:From the USPS: America’s love of coffee is celebrated with four new stamps in a booklet of 20. Four digital illustrations feature cups of four different drinks: caffe latte, espresso, caffe mocha and cappuccino. The names of the espresso drinks appear in art-deco-inspired lettering above or below each cup. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps with original artwork by Terry Allen.

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          Updated MaY 3rd:
          Here are the Scott Catalog numbers for this issue:
          5569 Caffe Latte
          5570 Espresso
          5571 Caffe Mocha
          5572 Cappuccino
          a. Block of 4, #5569-5572
          b. Convertible booklet pane of 20, 5 each #5569-5572

          Updated March 3rd:
          Here is the Digital Color Postmark first-day cancel for this issue:It measures 2.53″ x 1.47″. There is no pictorial postmark for this issue, just the FIRST DAY OF ISSUE “killerbar.”

          Updated February 25th: [Click on the pictures for larger versions]
          On April 9, 2021, in Seattle, WA, the United States Postal Service will issue the Espresso Drinks stamps (Forever priced at the First-Class Mail rate) in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 683200). These stamps will go on sale nationwide April 9, 2021, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

          The Postal Service celebrates America’s love of coffee with four new stamps in a booklet of 20. Digital illustrations feature cups of four different drinks:

          • Caffe latte,
          • Espresso,
          • Caffe mocha, and
          • Cappuccino.

          The names of the espresso drinks appear in art deco-inspired lettering above or below each cup. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps with original artwork by Terry Allen.

          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 usps.com/shop. 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 – Espresso Drinks 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 August 9, 2021.

          Technical Specifications:

          Issue: Espresso Drinks Stamps
          Item Number: 683200
          Denomination & Type of Issue:First-Class Mail Forever
          Format: Double-sided Booklet of 20 (4 designs)
          Series: N/A
          Issue Date & City: April 9, 2021, Seattle, WA 98134
          Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
          Designer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
          Artist: Terry Allen, Wappingers Falls, NY
          Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
          Manufacturing Process: Offset
          Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
          Press Type: Muller A76
          Stamps per Booklet: 20
          Print Quantity: 200,000,000 stamps
          Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
          Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
          Stamp Orientation: Vertical
          Image Area (w x h): 0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm
          Stamp Size (w x h): 0.87 x .98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm
          Full Booklet Size (w x h): 5.52 x 1.96 in./140.208 x 49.784 mm
          Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
          Plate Size: 1040 stamps per revolution
          Plate Number: “P” followed by four (4) single digits
          Marginal Markings: Header: “Espresso Drinks” Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps • USPS logo • Plate number in peel strip area • ©2020 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • Promotional text in peel strip area

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