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— January 19 | Kenner, LA | PSA Coil of 10,000The 2¢ Meyer Lemons stamp is the latest in the current Fruits low value definitives series. The Meyer lemon is native to China, and is thought to be a cross between a true lemon and either a mandarin or common orange. It was introduced to the U.S. in 1908, but in the 1940s it was discovered that a majority of the Meyer lemon trees being cloned were symptomless carriers of a virus that had killed or rendered useless millions of citrus trees all over t …

- Issue date January 19, 2018.FDCs to:FDOI — Meyer Lemons StampUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300Kansas City, MO 64144-9900FDC deadline March 19, 2018

— January 18 | Phoenix, AZ | PSA pane of 20Love Flourishes, the latest stamp in a series that goes back to 1973, features a fanciful garden of colorful flowers surrounding the word “Love” in cursive script. The First Day of Issue site is Creativation, the annual Craft & Hobby Association convention that brings together the global creative products community from designers to manufacturers, some of whom may want to incorporate postage stamps in their designs.The flowers on the stamp include styli …

- Issue date January 18, 2018.FDCs to:FDOI — Love Flourishes StampUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300Kansas City, MO 64144-9900FDC deadline March 18, 2018

- Issue date January 18, 2018.FDCs to:FDOI — Love Flourishes StampUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300Kansas City, MO 64144-9900FDC deadline March 18, 2018

— January 11 | Honolulu, HI | PSA pane of 12The Lunar New Year begins February 16, 2018 and ends February 4, 2019. In the Lunar New Year cycle, the Dog symbolizes caring, loyalty and honesty. The Year of the Dog stamp is the 11th of 12 stamps in the current Celebrating Lunar New Year cycle. The artwork focuses on some of the common ways the Lunar New Year holiday is celebrated. It depicts an arrangement of lucky bamboo. On the red paper to the right, the Chinese character fu—meaning good f …

- Issue date January 11, 2018. FDCs to: FDOI — Year of the Dog Stamp USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services 8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300 Kansas City, MO 64144-9900FDC deadline March 11, 2018

- Issue date January 11, 2018.FDCs to:FDOI — Year of the Dog StampUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300Kansas City, MO 64144-9900FDC deadline March 11, 2018

4721Emancipation Proclamation (FOREVER/45¢), pane of 2001/01/13

This video traces the history of stamp production from nineteenth-century hand-operated presses to modern offset production with print runs in the billions.