USPS Now Offers Muscle Car Forever Stamps | Hemmings Blog ...

Automobiles and the U.S. Post Office have had a relationship since the first editions of the America on the Move series were released in 2005. Designed by Carl Herrman and illustrated by artist Art Fitzpatrick, that five-piece ?50s Sports Cars collection consisted of the 1953 Corvette, 1954 Kaiser Darrin, 1952 Nash-Healey, 1953 Studebaker Starliner and the 1955 Ford Thunderbird. Just three years later, the pair conceived and illustrated the second series of America on the Move stamps with the release of the ?50s Fins and Chrome stamps. Again a five-piece set, vehicles getting the nod included the 1957 Chrysler 300C, 1957 Lincoln Premiere, 1957 Pontiac Safari, 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk and the iconic 1959 Cadillac Eldorado. At this year?s Daytona 500, NASCAR legend Richard Petty, accompanied by son Kyle and Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, dedicated the third set of automotive stamps of the series: Muscle Cars Forever.

Available for a limited time, the set was this time illustrated by Tom Fritz under the direction of Carl Herrman and features five of the icons of the era: 1966 Pontiac GTO, 1967 Shelby G.T. 500, 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona, 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle and the 1970 Plymouth Hemi ?Cuda. On sale now at your local post office, the racy Muscle Car stamps are issued as self-adhesive Forever stamps (value equivalent always matching current rate of First Class one-ounce postage regardless of any impending increase) in sheets of 20; four copies of each stamp design per sheet.

For you gearheads who double as philatelists, the Muscle Car Forever stamps are available in seven collector series formats as well: Uncut Press Sheets (with or without die cuts; 10 sheets of 20 measuring 36.25 x 12.60 inches); Digital Color Postmark Keepsake (includes a sheet of 20 stamps, set of five stamped envelopes, and a First-Day-of-issue color postmark); First-Day Cover (set of five ? one for each muscle car stamp with a First-Day-of-issue black pictorial postmark); Ceremony Program (includes first-day ceremony agenda, participants, narrative about the cars and stamp design); and Framed Stamp Art (13?14-inch framed and matted sheet of Muscle Car stamps; or 13?14-inch framed and matted collage of muscle car sketches).

For more information and pricing, visit USPS.com or call 800-782-6724.

Source: http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2013/03/12/usps-now-offers-muscle-car-forever-stamps/

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