The Postal Service has announced plans for 20 stamp releases next year.
The Postal Service has announced some of the stamps the organization plans to release in 2022:
• Year of the Tiger, the third entry in the 12-stamp Lunar New Year series, featuring a three-dimensional mask depicting a tiger;
• Blueberries, a 4-cent stamp featuring a cluster of blueberries;
• U.S. Flags, a stamp with an image of three flags in a circular formation, reminiscent of the 50 flags that surround the Washington Monument;
• Love 2022, the latest Love stamp release, featuring two designs of folk art-inspired flowers;
• Edmonia Lewis, a Black Heritage stamp honoring the esteemed 19th-century sculptor;
• Butterfly Garden Flowers, two nondenominated stamps featuring blooms that butterflies love: cosmos and scabiosas;
• Mountain Flora, four stamps featuring images of colorful alpine flowers: purple pasqueflower, wood lily, yellow alpine buttercup and Woods’ rose;
• Eugenie Clark, a stamp honoring the marine biologist who sought to change public perception of sharks;
• Title IX, a stamp celebrating the 50th anniversary of the passage of the civil rights law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity receiving federal funds;
• Sunflower Bouquet, a 2-ounce stamp featuring a spray of sunflowers, irises and smaller posies in an elegant arrangement;
• Tulips, a stamp showcasing an assortment of the bulb flowers in an artful display;
• Women’s Rowing, a pane of 20 stamps honoring women’s achievements in the demanding water sport;
• Pete Seeger, a Music Icons stamp honoring the banjo-playing folk singer known for his activism;
• George Morrison, a pane of 20 stamps honoring a founding figure of Native American modernist art by showcasing five images of his artworks;
• National Marine Sanctuaries, a 16-stamp pane celebrating 50 years of the National Marine Sanctuary System;
• Elephants, a stamp showing a playful, affectionate illustration of a baby elephant and its mother beneath a bright orange sun;
• Mighty Mississippi, 10 photographic stamps of sites along the Mississippi River;
• Katharine Graham, the 17th stamp in the Distinguished Americans series, a 2-ounce denomination honoring the former publisher of The Washington Post; and
• Pony Cars, five stamps featuring pony cars of the late 1960s and early ’70s.
“The new 2022 stamps are miniature works of art, designed to be educational and appeal to collectors and pen pals around the world,” said William Gicker, USPS Stamp Services director. “As always, the program offers a variety of subjects celebrating American culture and history. The vivid colors and unique designs of this year’s selections will add a special touch of beauty on your envelopes.”
The Postal Service announced the stamps on Nov. 1. The designs are preliminary and subject to change.
All of the releases will be Forever stamps, unless otherwise noted.
Additional 2022 stamps will be announced later.
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The third of 12 stamps in the latest Lunar New Year stamp series will celebrate the Year of the Tiger.
The 4-cent Blueberries stamp will be available for sale in panes of 20 and coils of 3,000 and 10,000. Blueberries will join other similarly designed low-denomination stamps available separately for purchase.
The Postal Service will continue its tradition of celebrating the U.S. flag with a stamp that will be available in panes of 20, booklets of 20, and coils of 100, 3,000 and 10,000. The stamp will show a painting of three flags in a circular formation, reminiscent of the 50 flags encircling the Washington Monument.
The two new Love stamps, inspired by old European folk art, will celebrate the joy that flowers bring and feature digital illustrations with similar designs.
The two nondenominated Butterfly Garden Flowers stamps are intended for bulk mailings by authorized nonprofit organizations.
The 45th stamp in the Black Heritage series will honor Edmonia Lewis (circa 1844-1907), the first African American and Native American sculptor to achieve international recognition.
Each Mountain Flora stamp will feature a different flower — a purple pasqueflower, an orange-red wood lily, a bright yellow alpine buttercup and a dark pink Woods’ rose — and will be issued in booklets of 20 and coils of 3,000 and 10,000.
The Eugenie Clark stamp will honor the pioneering marine biologist (1922-2015), affectionately known as the “Shark Lady,” who spent her career working to change public perception about sharks and to preserve marine environments around the world.
The Title IX stamp release will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the civil rights law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
The Sunflower Bouquet 2-ounce stamp, featuring an array of sunflowers, irises and other small flowers, is priced to accommodate the weight of heavy invitations, oversize greeting cards and other mailings that require extra postage.
Similar in design to the 2-ounce Sunflower Bouquet stamp, the Tulips Forever stamp can be used on RSVP envelopes often enclosed with wedding invitations.
The 10th stamp in the Music Icons series will honor Pete Seeger (1919-2014), a champion of traditional music and its power to inspire activism.
Women’s Rowing will celebrate a graceful but demanding sport in which American women have excelled, including in the Olympics. Four stamp designs will be featured in a pane of 20 stamps arranged as five staggered rows of four.
The pane of 20 colorful George Morrison stamps will honor one of the nation’s greatest modernist artists (1919-2000) and a founding figure of Native American modernism.
Each of the 16 National Marine Sanctuaries stamps will feature a photograph from a site that is part of the National Marine Sanctuary System.
The Mighty Mississippi release will honor the big river with a portfolio of 10 photographic stamps, each representing a state along its course.
The 17th stamp in the Distinguished Americans series will honor Katharine Graham (1917-2001), who, as the owner and president of The Washington Post Co., became the first female head of a Fortune 500 company and a pivotal figure during turbulent moments in American history.
The Pony Cars stamps will celebrate five iconic U.S. automobiles — the 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302, the 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T, the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, the 1967 Mercury Cougar XR-7 GT and the 1969 AMC Javelin SST.
The lighthearted and playful Elephant stamp will feature a graphic illustration and will be sold in booklets of 20.
