Announced by the USPS on January 11th:
Send greetings to friends and family overseas with this beautiful stamp featuring the intricate design of a colorful African daisy, photographed from above.
Native to southern Africa and often called the African daisy, plants from the Osteospermum genus are widely available in U.S. nurseries. This round, Global stamp can be used to mail a 1-ounce letter to any country to which First-Class Mail International service is available. This Forever stamp will have a postage value equivalent to the price of the single-piece First-Class Mail International 1-ounce machineable letter in effect at the time of use.
The African Daisy stamp is being issued in self-adhesive panes of 10. Greg Breeding designed the stamp with existing photography by Cindy Dyer. William Gicker was the art director.
This stamp will be released in Kansas City, MO, without a first-day-of-issue ceremony, on March 14.
Additional information will be posted below the line, with the most recent info near the top.
Updated February 16th: The Scott catalogue number for this issue is 5680.
Updated February 16th:
Here is the Digital Color Postmark for this issue:
It measures 2.85″ x 1.49″.
There is no pictorial postmark for this issue, just the FIRST DAY OF ISSUE “killer bar.”
Updated February 10th:
On March 14, 2022, in Kansas City, MO, the United States Postal Service® will issue the African Daisy Global Forever® International rate stamp in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 10 stamps (Item 580100). This stamp will go on sale nationwide March 14, 2022, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
African Daisy is a new Global Forever International rate stamp that can be used to mail a 1-ounce letter to any country in which First-Class Mail International® service is available. Native to southern Africa, Osteospermum — called the African daisy — is widely available in U.S. nurseries. The stamp is round and features a photograph of an orange African daisy against a white background. The photo was shot from above and shows the detail of the central disk formed by tiny tubular florets surrounded by petal-like ray florets. Greg Breeding designed the stamp with an existing photograph by Cindy Dyer. William Gicker was the art director.
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 – African Daisy Stamp
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 July 14, 2022.
Technical Specifications:
Issue: African Daisy Stamp
Item Number: 580100
Denomination & Type of Issue: Global Forever International Rate
Format: Pane of 10 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: March 14, 2022, Kansas City, MO 64108
Art Director: William J. Gicker, Washington, DC
Designer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Existing Photo: Cindy Dyer, Alexandria, VA
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Pane: 10
Print Quantity: 60,000,000
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Stamp Orientation: Round
Image Area (w x h): 1.20 x 1.20 in./30.48 x 30.48 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 1.41 x 1.41 in./35.814 x 35.814 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 8.50 x 4.09 in./215.9 x 103.886 mm
Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Pantone 158C, Pantone Black 6C
Plate Size: 180 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “P” followed by six (6) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front: Plate number in four corners of pane
Back: ©2022 USPS • USPS logo • Barcode (580100) behind each stamp • Plate position diagram (9) • Promotional text
