2014 USPS Issues... News? Thoughts? Opinions?

Full text of Farley Stamp Scandal:

http://archive.org/stream/jimfarley...mbp_djvu.txt

I use some of the imperfs as postage.
For example, I bought some Gingerbread Houses imperf press sheets last year. I split it up into block of 4 stamps, take off the block from one side as postage use and sell the block on the backer online.

I've been doing much the same with the Winter Flowers booklets.

For anyone interested, the upcoming Charlton Heston Stamp (to be issued April 11, 2014) is available for pre-order on the USPS website:

https://store.usps.com/store/browse...&categoryId=

Today I received the 2014 new rate stamps for Priority, Priority Mail Express :

I posted this Linn's article in another thread, but it probably should be posted here, too. It seems a 2014 dated Flag for all Seasons (FFAS) Booklet of 20 will be issued, as printed by Sennett Security Products (likely without ceremony) for use in grocery stores and other retail, non-postal locations.

http://linns.com/news/us-stamps/279...riety-likely

The article suggests that the reason for the variety is that printed materials depicting the FFAS stamps were already in place before the Star Spangled Banner stamp had been issued and I guess the USPS found it more cost effective to merely reprint the FFAS stamps than to change all of the printed materials to feature the more recent Star Spangled Banner stamp.

Thank wt1, I missed that update. Don't understand the need to reprint these Flag issues with all the just issues Star Spangled Banners but more than likely it will happen and add to what we have purchase this year to keep up todate.

As wt1 advised us on March 17, 2014, in Liberty, Missouri, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue A Flag for All Seasons First-Class Mail® stamps (Forever® priced at 49 cents), in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps (Item 688400).
Here are specs:

http://about.usps.com/postal-bullet...info_007.htm

Latest USPS Stamp & Stationery 2014 issue details"
http://about.usps.com/postal-bullet...info_012.htm

688400 refers to a generic FAS booklet. While I haven't tried it, I understand the order number for the new 2014 SSP booklet is 688445.

Some interesting news articles about the upcoming Harvey Milk Stamp, both of which contain quotes from USPS representatives:

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014...-milk-stamp/

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.ph...rticle=69567

Yesterday, the 70 Cent "Yes I do" stamp designed for wedding invitations was issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7JcV4T1cpQ

Specs:
http://about.usps.com/postal-bullet...info_003.htm

The obsession with the flag design continues with the USPS.

If not a coincidence, it doesn't appear that I can get priority mail singles anymore via the USPS online store. Only whats left of last year gives the single option.

Go to Buy Stamps, then Philatelic Catalog
and put item number for single