Announced October 23, 2023:

Four new stamps in a booklet of 20 celebrate the winter season with lacy, symmetrical graphic forms inspired by snowflakes. Each stamp in the block of four includes a unique design in white against a background of a single color: navy blue, teal, tan or dark blue-green. Greg Breeding was the art director for the project. Bailey Sullivan designed and illustrated the stamps.

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Updated December 3^rd:
Here are the Scott catalogue numbers for this issue:

5948 Snowflake with dark blue background
5949 Snowflake with aquamarine background
5950 Snowflake with pale gray background
5951 Snowflake with dark green background
a. Block of 4, #5948-5951
b. Convertible booklet pane of 20, 5 each #5948-5951

Updated September 5^th:
Here are the first-day postmarks for this issue: The Digital Color Postmark for this issues measures 2.83″ x 1.25″ There is no Pictorial Postmark for this issue, just the FDOI “Killer Bar.”

From the Postal Bulletin:
On October 10, 2024, in Park City, UT, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Winter Whimsy 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 685200). These stamps will go on sale October 10, 2024, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

The four new stamps in a booklet of 20 celebrate the winter season with lacy, symmetrical graphic forms inspired by snowflakes. Each stamp in the block of four includes a unique design in white against a background of a single rich color—either navy, teal, tan, or dark blue-green. Greg Breeding was art director for the stamps. Bailey Sullivan designed and illustrated the stamps.

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 Whimsy 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 February 10, 2025.

Technical Specifications:

Issue: Winter Whimsy Stamps
Item Number: 685200
Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Double-Sided Booklet of 20 (4 designs)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: October 10, 2024, Park City, UT 84060
Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Designer: Bailey Sullivan, Brooklyn, NY
Illustrator: Bailey Sullivan, Brooklyn, NY
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset
Printer: Ashton Potter
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Booklet: 20
Print Quantity: 220,000,000
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag Applied
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Colors: PMS 2379C, PMS 3302C, PMS 2456C, PMS 7535C
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.7700 x 1.0500 in / 19.5580 x 26.6700 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 0.9100 x 1.1900 in / 23.1140 x 30.2260 mm
Booklet Size (w x h): 5.7600 x 2.3800 in / 146.3040 x 60.4520 mm
Plate Size: 880 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “P” followed by four (4) single digits
Marginal Markings: Header: “Winter Whimsy” 20 First-Class Forever Stamps • © 2023 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • USPS Logo • Promotional Text • Plate number in peel strip area

Updated May 20^th:
These stamps will be issued October 10 in Park City, Utah. There will not be a “headquarters” first-day ceremony.