Announced November 20, 2018. The most recent information will appear after the large illustration and the introductory description from the USPS.
The Scott catalogue number for this issue is 5339. Scott, by the way, simply calls this issue “Love.”
Hearts Blossom is the latest stamp in the Love series from the U.S. Postal Service. The stamp art features the word “Love” in cursive script below 12 colorful hearts meant to visually express love’s joyful, bountiful nature. The color palette — red, purple, orange and pink — is intended to create a happy and positive feeling. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp.
Added December 7th: This stamp will be issued Thursday, February 10th, in San Juan, PR.
Added December 15th: USPS press advisory
Love Kicks Off 2019
The U.S. PostalService to Dedicate the Hearts Blossom Forever Stamp
What: Twelve colorful hearts visually expressing love’s joyful, bountiful nature illustrate the first Forever stamp issued in 2019 and will be revealed by the U.S. Postal Service during a first-day-of-issue ceremony. The event is free and open to the public.
News on the stamp is being shared with the hashtag #LoveStamps.
Who: Robert Cintron, vice president, Network Operations, U.S. Postal Service
When: Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at 11 a.m. AST
Where: Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art
Ave. Juan Ponce de León
(Corner Ave. Robert H. Todd, Stop 18)
San Juan, PR 00910
Followers of the U.S. Postal Service’s Facebook page can view the ceremony live at facebook.com/USPS.
RSVP: Dedication ceremony attendees are encouraged to RSVP at usps.com/lovestamps/
Background:
Hearts Blossom is the latest stamp in the Love series from the U.S. Postal Service. The stamp art features the word “Love” in cursive script below 12 colorful hearts. The color palette — red, purple, orange, and pink — is intended to create a happy and positive feeling. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp.
The Postal Service has successfully captured the essence of love ever since issuing the first stamp in the series in 1973. Although the stamps are released early inthe year, they are not just for Valentine’s Day but can be used to deliver love during any season.
Added December 21st:
On January 10, 2019, in San Juan, PR, the U.S. Postal Service will issue the Hearts Blossom stamp (Forever priced at the First-Class Mail rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps (Item 565000). The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 10, 2019, and must not be sold or cancelled before the first-day-of-issue.
Hearts Blossom is the latest stamp in the Love series from the U.S. Postal Service. The stamp art features the word ìLoveî in cursive script below 12 colorful hearts meant to visually express loveís joyful, bountiful nature. The color palette — red, purple, orange, and pink — is intended to create a happy, positive feeling. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp.
Availability to Post Offices: Item 565000, Hearts Blossom (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) Pane of 20 Stamps: Stamp Fulfillment Services will make an automatic push distribution.
