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FDCs to:FDOI — Frozen Treats StampsUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300Kansas City, MO 64144-9900FDC deadline October 20, 2018

June 9 | Appleton, WI | PSA pane of 20The 200th anniversary of the Flag Act of 1818, which provided the basic design of the current American flag: 13 stripes symbolizing the original 13 colonies and one star for each state in the union.The stamp art celebrating this anniversary shows a flag with 20 stars, the number of states in the Union when the Flag Act of 1818 went into effect.Ethel Kessler was art director for the stamp and typography was by Kit Hinrichs. Hinrichs shows a flag with crisp fo …

FDCs to:FDOI — Flag Act of 1818 StampUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300Kansas City, MO 64144-9900FDC deadline October 9, 2018

FDCs to:FDOI — Flag Act of 1818 StampUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300Kansas City, MO 64144-9900FDC deadline October 9, 2018

— May 23 | La Jolla, CA | PSA pane of 20America’s first woman in space, Dr. Sally Ride was a member of the crew of Space Shuttle Challenger STS-7 in 1984. She inspired the nation as a pioneering astronaut, brilliant physicist, and dedicated educator, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.“Sally Ride’s history-making journey has made it easier for young girls to dream of one day being an astronaut, an engineer, a physicist or a mathematician. Today, girls don’t just dream. Bec …

Issue date May 23, 2018.FDCs to:FDOI — Sally Ride StampUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300Kansas City, MO 64144-9900FDC deadline September 23, 2018

Issue date May 23, 2018.FDCs to:FDOI — Sally Ride StampUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300Kansas City, MO 64144-9900FDC deadline September 23, 2018

— May 1 | Washington DC | PSA pane of 20The airmail stamp being issued on May 1 in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of regular airmail service will be the first of two identical design stamps to be issued this year. This first stamp in blue commemorates the pioneering spirit of the brave Army pilots who initiated the world’s first regularly scheduled airmail service. An identical stamp, printed in red, will be issued later this summer to commemorate the b …

- Issue date May 1, 2018.FDCs to:FDOI — U.S. Airmail StampUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300Kansas City, MO 64144-9900FDC deadline September 1, 2018

- Issue date May 1, 2018.FDCs to:FDOI — U.S. Airmail StampUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300Kansas City, MO 64144-9900FDC deadline September 1, 2018