What? No Lydia Mendoza?

Went to my local post office to purchase new releases today the March 19th. Was able to get the Modern Art souvenir sheet (a bit disappointed in the appearance of the selvage; not much there except lots of white). Since the first day of issue for the Lydia Mendoza stamp was in the first week of the month, I asked the clerk if they also had it for sale. She'd obviously never heard of this issue,said that they hadn't received any, and wasn't even sure if they had ordered any. I was gobsmacked to say the least since the post office and I are deep in the heart of the Republic of Texas. Now wouldn't you think that a stamp with Miss Mendoza, the great Tejano singer, standing in front of a background entirely - I mean entirely - covered with the Texas Lone Star flag might just be a potentially big seller in Texas? To quote Forrest Gump, I'm not a very smart man, but I believe I see a flaw in USPS thinking. Seems as though USPS should have made a forced distribution to Texas as I believe they also did with the Ladybird panes. Isn't it sad that even when USPS could potentially make a bucket of money, they still screw it all up!

Don't fret! The Lydia Mendoza stamp hasn't been issued yet! It was originally scheduled for early this year and then the post office pushed back the date of issue to May 15, 2013:

http://beyondtheperf.com/stamp-rele...ydia-mendoza

If you absolutely want to be sure to get your Lydia Mendoza stamps, you can pre-order them from the USPS at this link:

https://store.usps.com/store/browse..._S_NewStamps

(By the way, the Johnny Cash Stamp is coming out June 5, 2013 in Nashville, TN and the Ray Charles Stamp in September 2013 (exact date yet to be determined) in Los Angeles, CA. This will make three music legends stamps in the same format that will be issued in this calendar year.)

wt1, thanks for the information. Obviously I missed the release date somewhere. Now I can feel my blood pressure slowly going down.

I just received my Canadian details magazine from Canada Post and they have the Johhny cash and Lydia Mendoza sheet of 16 with an FDC for $10.95. Does not say anything about pre order or release dates. Also have the Muscle Cars pane of 20 and 5 FDC's for $19.95. Is it insanly possible to get these already in Canada?

Definitely not. The stamps may be available for pre-order, though. Even in the US we can't yet pre-order the Johnny Cash stamp.

Just a reminder that today - May 15, 2013 - the Lydia Mendoza Stamp will be available at the post office. Here's the latest poster announcing it:

A USPS Video at this link on the 05/15/2013 FDOI ceremony for the Lydia Mendoza Stamp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...=BuWOpvIv8wo