February 10, 2024 -Lunar New Year: Dragon
In 2024, the U.S. Postal Service will issue the fifth of 12 stamps in its latest Lunar New Year series. The Year of the Dragon begins February 10, 2024, and ends on January 28, 2025. Calling to mind the elaborately decorated masks used in the dragon or lion dances often performed in Lunar New Year parades, this three-dimensional mask depicting a dragon is a contemporary take on the long tradition of paper-cut folk-art crafts created during this time of year. Simplified illustrations of the 12 zodiac animals form columns on the left and right sides of the stamp pane.
Designer: Camille Chew
Art director: Antonio Alcalá
Price: 6.00 Gem
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N° 17 | February 10, 2024 | Lunar New Year: Dragon | |
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| 7 576 ex | NFT | Etherum | ERC1967Proxy |
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Quantity: 6 888 ex
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Lunar New Year: Dragon
Utilizing gold and red as the predominant colors to represent prosperity and good fortune, this stamp art features a vibrant, three-dimensional mask depicting a dragon from the Chinese zodiac. Created out of paper, then cut, scored, and folded into shape, the mask is a modern take on the long tradition of paper-cut folk-art crafts created during this time of year. In 2024, the Lunar New Year will mark the beginning of the Year of the Wood Dragon. Wood Dragons are said to be quieter and more introverted, but they are also successful, strong leaders who dedicate themselves fully to their work.
Quantity: 688 ex
Secret Rare
Pane of 20
These three-dimensional masks depicting a dragon, inspired by the long tradition of paper-cut folk-art crafts, are embellished with acrylic paint and other paper elements, like flowers and tassels, to present a contemporary look. The dragon is the fifth of the 12 zodiac animal signs associated with the Chinese lunar calendar. People born in the Year of the Dragon, the most auspicious sign in the Chinese zodiac, are said to be successful, wise, and powerful.
February 14, 2024 – Love
The U.S. Postal Service reintroduces the joys of affection and devotion through its collection of historic stamp art from the renowned Love series. Featuring vibrant designs from the 1980s and 1990s, these Love stamps showcase the popularity of this series since its first issuance in 1973. Though the stamps are released early in the year, they are not just for Valentine’s Day and can be used to deliver love during any season. As a special way to express your adoration, friendship, gratitude, or endearment, this stamp art displays heartfelt illustrations for a loved one or friend.
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Price: 6.00 Gem
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N° 18 | February 14, 2024 | Love | |
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| 4 696 ex | NFT | Etherum | ERC1967Proxy |
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Quantity: 1 424 ex
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Love: Cherub from Sistine Madonna, by Raphael (1996)
Originally issued on February 1, 1995, in Valentines, Virginia, this stamp art features one of two cherubs from Raphael’s “Sistine Madonna” painting. The theme of this stamp art focuses on the innocence and joy of love, captured by a whimsical cherub right below the word “LOVE.”
Quantity: 1 424 ex
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Love: Multicolored Hearts (1984)
In 1984, for the third time, the U.S. Postal Service issued a special stamp honoring love. Credited for designing the 1984 Love stamp, Bradbury Thompson’s design featured a repetition of the word “LOVE” using a heart in place of the letter V, each with a different color.
Quantity: 1 124 ex
Ultra Rare
Love: Puppy (1986)
As the fifth stamp in the Postal Service’s Love series, this stamp art was originally issued on January 30, 1986, in New York City. The design captured the language of love in this vertically oriented stamp art with the depiction of a cuddly-looking puppy.
Quantity: 724 ex
Secret Rare
Love: Brushstrokes (1985)
The 1985 Love stamp art includes an ink and watercolor collage of different colors to capture the elements of affection. The stamp’s contemporary design incorporates vibrant shades of six colors: yellow, orange, red, green, blue, and purple, with the word “Love” written in bold, purple letters. Created by Corita Kent, the splash of color design was very popular with the public when the stamp was originally issued.
April 20, 2024 – Stamp Art — Bluegrass
With this new digital stamp art, the U.S. Postal Service celebrates the rich history of bluegrass. Inspired by vintage bluegrass concert posters, the stamp art features four acoustic string instruments typical of bluegrass bands—guitar, five-string banjo, fiddle, and mandolin—below the word “Bluegrass.” Text at the top of the stamp reads “High Lonesome Sound,” the title of a 1963 documentary about Appalachian folk music and a familiar nickname for bluegrass. Art director Antonio Alcalá worked with designer and illustrator Heather Moulder to produce the stamp art.
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Price: 6.00 Gem
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N° 19 | April 20, 2024 | Stamp Art — Bluegrass | |
| Quantity | Categorie | Crypto | Blockchain |
| 3 580 ex | NFT | Etherum | ERC1967Proxy |
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Quantity: 2 940 ex
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Bluegrass
Born in the mid-20th century, bluegrass defies time, drawing inspiration from the past while also openly embracing progressive innovation. Inspired by vintage bluegrass concert posters, the stamp art features four acoustic string instruments typical of bluegrass bands: guitar, five-string banjo, fiddle, and mandolin. At once rural and urban, emotional and highly technical, this singular American music style remains unconstrained by geography, attracting fans worldwide who all share the same passion for what they affectionately call the “high lonesome sound.”
Quantity: 640 ex
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Bluegrass – Pane of 20
The Bluegrass stamp art features the five-string banjo, which dominates the sound of bluegrass and, along with guitar, mandolin, and bass, sets the rhythmic foundation of this often fast-paced music. Fiddle, mandolin, banjo, and guitar evoke a range of melodic flavors and emotions in their solos and backups. Instrumental dexterity, combined with tight vocal harmonies and heartfelt, sometimes mournful lyrics, creates an electrifying and emotional experience for both performers and listeners.
August 21, 2024 – Views of Our Planets
During the modern era of space exploration, the planets of our solar system have been viewed with increasing clarity, thanks to the distant voyages of unmanned spacecraft and the development of ever-more powerful telescopes. With this digital stamp art, the U.S. Postal Service® showcases some of the more visually compelling full-disk images of the planets obtained during this era. Eight colorful stamps feature Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Some show the planet’s “true” color—what we might see with our own eyes if traveling through space. Others use colors to represent and visualize certain features of a planet based on imaging data.
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Price: 6.00 Gem
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N° 20 | August 21, 2024 | Views of Our Planets | |
| Quantity | Categorie | Crypto | Blockchain |
| 10 500 ex | NFT | Etherum | ERC1967Proxy |
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Quantity: 2 000 ex
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Venus
Through the use of stimulated colors, the view of Venus in this stamp art was produced from data generated in 1991 by a radar sensor on NASA’s Magellan spacecraft that penetrated the planet’s thick clouds and mapped details of its surface.
Quantity: 2 000 ex
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Mercury
This view of Mercury, obtained by NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft in 2011-2012, uses colors to visualize chemical and other differences between the rocks on its surface.
Quantity: 1 500 ex
Uncommon
Mars
The view of Mars combines 24 images taken on a single day in 1999 by a camera aboard NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor. The camera generates pictures resembling weather maps seen on nightly broadcasts.
Quantity: 1 500 ex
Uncommon
Earth
This detailed image of Earth was created from photographs taken by an imaging radiometer on NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite soon after it began orbiting our home planet in 2011.
Quantity: 900 ex
Rare
Jupiter
Jupiter appears in pastel colors in this image taken by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope’s Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer in 2004. The near-infrared view reveals the layers of clouds that make up the planet’s atmosphere.
Quantity: 900 ex
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Saturn
The view of Saturn, taken by Hubble’s Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 in 1998, is one of a sequence of images showing detailed variations in the color and brightness of the planet’s rings.
Quantity: 500 ex
Ultra Rare
Uranus
Scientists used a near-infrared filter in this image of Uranus, taken in 2003 by Hubble’s Imaging Spectrograph and the Advanced Camera for Surveys, to reveal atmospheric features.
Quantity: 250 ex
Secret Rare
Neptune
The picture of Neptune, taken in 1989 by NASA’s Voyager 2, shows the “Great Dark Spot” that later disappeared from view
Quantity: 500 ex
Ultra Rare
Views of Our Planets – Pane of 16
Thanks to the distant voyages of unmanned spacecraft and the development of ever-more powerful telescopes, scientists can look at the planets of our solar system in many different ways. This stamp pane offers a small sample of the vast portfolio of planetary images. Some show the planet’s “true” color—what we might see with our own eyes if traveling through space.
To be eligible to craft View of Our Planets – Pane of 16 user’s will need to hold any 3x digital collectible from the USPS Views of Our Planets series which will be burned during the crafting process.
Crafting will begin one hour after the drop opens and is first in / first served. Store purchases only and crafting will close 4 September 2024 at 11:59PM PT.
