The latest USPS "stamp" announcement is for the upcoming Deer Stamped Card:
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The silhouette of a deer now prances across Deer Stamped Card. A fanciful graphic of a golden deer, surrounded by gold and green cattails and grasses, captures the graceful look of an animal that is found in many countries around the world. The white-tailed deer is the most common species of deer in the United States.
Excellent runners and swimmers, whitetails can exceed speeds of 30 miles per hour when fleeing a predator. In the 1800s, people on the frontier fashioned deerskins into jackets, clothing, and moccasins, and even traded the skins, known as buckskins, as a form of currency. As a result, a dollar bill is known as a "buck" to this day.
Art director Ethel Kessler designed the envelope, using an illustration created by artist Cathie Bleck.
The Deer Stamped Card is being issued as a Forever® stamped card. Its postage will always be equal to the value of the First-Class Mail postcard rate in effect at the time of use, even if the rate increases after purchase.
By the way, does anyone know why the USPS offers these Stamped Cards with the designation "Forever" when they don't offer postcard rate stamps with the "Forever" designation?
Posted 12/24/2012 09:03 am
