2017 U.S. New Issues

Year of the Rooster

Lunar New Year series

Issue Date:

January 5, 2017

Place of Issue:

Seattle, WA

Scott #:

5154

Format:

Single design Pane of 12 self-adhesive

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

47¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamp

Love Skywriting

Love series

Issue Date:

January 7, 2017

Place of Issue:

Chino, CA

Scott #:

5155

Format:

Single design Pane of 20 self-adhesive

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

47¢ nondenominated special forever stamp

Lili'uokalani Gardens

American Landmarks series

Issue Date:

January 22, 2017

Place of Issue:

Kansas City, MO

Scott #:

5156

Format:

Single design Pane of 4 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

$6.65, Priority Mail definitive stamp

Lili'uokalani Gardens

American Landmarks series

Issue Date:

January 22, 2017

Place of Issue:

Kansas City, MO

Scott #:

U695

Format:

Single design Pack of five stamped envelopes

Printer:

Bell, Inc.

Denomination:

$6.65, Priority Mail stamped envelope

Gateway Arch

American Landmarks series

Issue Date:

January 22, 2017

Place of Issue:

Kansas City, MO

Scott #:

5157

Format:

Single design Pane of 4 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

$23.75, Priority Mail Express definitive stamp

U.S. Flag

Issue Date:

January 27, 2017

Place of Issue:

Norcross, GA

Scott #:

5158 Flag coil stamp (Banknote printing), serpentine die cut 11 vert.

5159 Flag coil stamp (Ashton-Potter printing), serpentine die cut 9½ vert.

5160 Flag booklet stamp (Banknote printing), microprinted “USPS” on right end of fourth red stripe, serpentine die cut 11¼x10¾ on 2 or 3 sides

5161 Flag booklet stamp (Ashton-Potter printing), microprinted “USPS” on right end of second white stripe, serpentine die cut 11¼x10¾ on 2 or 3 sides

5162 Flag ATM booklet stamp (Ashton-Potter printing), microprinted “USPS” on left end of second white stripe near blue field, serpentine die cut 11¼x10¾ on 2, 3 or 4 sides

Format:

Single design Pane of 10 (convertible booket), double-sided pane of 20 (convertible booket), coil of 100, ATM pane of 18 self-adhesive

Printer:

Pane of 10 (Banknote Corporation of America), double-sided pane of 20 (convertible booket) and coil of 100 by both Banknote Corporation of America and Ashton Potter, ATM pane of 18 (Ashton Potter)

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated definitive forever stamp

Seashells

Issue Date:

January 28, 2017

Place of Issue:

San Diego, CA

Scott #:

5163 Queen Conch shell (pane)

5164 Pacific Calico Scallop shell (pane)

5165 Alphabet Cone shell (pane)

5166, Zebra Nerite shell (pane)

5167 Alphabet Cone shell coil stamp

5168 Zebra Nerite shell coil stamp

5169 Queen Conch shell coil stamp

5170 Pacific Calico Scallop shell coil stamp

Format:

Single design Pane of 20, coil of 100 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

34¢ nondenominated definitive postcard rate stamp

Dorothy Height

Black Heritage series

Issue Date:

February 1, 2017

Place of Issue:

Washington, DC

Scott #:

5171

Format:

Single design Pane of 20 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamp

USA Nonprofit

Issue Date:

February 10, 2017

Place of Issue:

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Scott #:

5172

Format:

Single design, Coil of 3,000 and 10,000 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

5¢ nondenominated definitive coil stamp

Oscar de la Renta

Issue Date:

February 16, 2017

Place of Issue:

New York, NY

Scott #:

5173 (pane)

a. Oscar de la Renta

b. bright pink and gray fabric pattern

c. green dress

d. black and white fabric pattern

e. red dress

f. Floral fabric pattern with dull green background

g. blue dress

h. floral fabric pattern with white background

i. yellow dress

j. pink, white and gray floral fabric pattern

k. pink dress.

Format:

Single design Pane of 11 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamps

Uncle Sams Hat

Issue Date:

February 18, 2017

Place of Issue:

Mesa, AZ

Scott #:

5174

Format:

Single design Pane of 20 self-adhesive

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

21¢ nondenominated definitive additional ounce rate stamp

John F. Kennedy

Issue Date:

February 20, 2017

Place of Issue:

Boston, MA

Scott #:

5175

Format:

Single design Pane of 12 self-adhesive

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamp

Grapes

Issue Date:

February 24, 2017

Place of Issue:

Grapevine, TX

Scott #:

5177

Format:

Single design Pane of 20 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

5¢ definitive stamp

Nebraska Statehood

Issue Date:

March 1, 2017

Place of Issue:

Lincoln, NE

Scott #:

5179

Format:

Single design Pane of 20 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamp

Barn Swallow

Issue Date:

March 3, 2017

Place of Issue:

Reno, NV

Scott #:

U696

Format:

Single design in multiple formats

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated forever stamped envelope

WPA Posters

Issue Date:

March 7, 2017

Place of Issue:

Hyde Park, NY

Scott #:

5180 See America Welcome to Montana

5181 Work Pays America

5182 Field Day

5183 Discover Puerto Rico

5184 City of New York Municipal Airports

5185 Foreign Trade Zone

5186 Visit the Zoo

5187 Work with Care

5188 The National Parks Preserve Wild Life

5189 Hiking

Format:

10 designs Double-sided pane of 20 (convertible booklet) self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamps

Pears

Issue Date:

March 23, 2017

Place of Issue:

Cleveland, OH

Scott #:

5178

Format:

Single design

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

10¢ definitive stamp

Mississippi Statehood

Issue Date:

March 31, 2017

Place of Issue:

Gulfport, MS

Scott #:

5190

Format:

Single design Pane of 20 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamp

Robert Panara

Issue Date:

April 11, 2017

Place of Issue:

Rochester, NY

Scott #:

5191

Format:

Single design Pane of 20 self-adhesive

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

70¢ nondenominated definitive second ounce rate stamp

Delicioso

Issue Date:

April 20, 2017

Place of Issue:

Albuquerque, NM

Scott #:

5192 Tamales

5193 Flan

5194 Sancocho

5195 Empanadas

5196 Chile Relleno

5197 Ceviche

Format:

Six designs Double-sided pane of 20 (convertible booklet) self-adhesive

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamps

Green Succulent

Issue Date:

April 28, 2017

Place of Issue:

San Francisco, CA

Scott #:

5198

Format:

Single design Pane of 10 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

$1.15 nondenominated definitive global forever stamp

Celebration Boutonniere

Issue Date:

May 2, 2017

Place of Issue:

St. Louis, MO

Scott #:

5199

Format:

Single design

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated special forever stamp

Celebration Corsage

Issue Date:

May 2, 2017

Place of Issue:

St. Louis, MO

Scott #:

5200

Format:

Single design

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

70¢ nondenominated special second ounce rate stamp

Strawberries

Issue Date:

May 5, 2017

Place of Issue:

Acton, MA

Scott #:

5201

Format:

Single design, Coil of 10,000 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

3¢ definitive stamp

Henry David Thoreau

Issue Date:

May 23, 2017

Place of Issue:

Concord, MA

Scott #:

5202

Format:

Single design Pane of 20 self-adhesive

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamp

Have A Ball

Issue Date:

June 14, 2017

Place of Issue:

Hartford, WI

Scott #:

5203 Football

5204 Volleyball

5205 Soccer ball

5206 Golf ball

5207 Baseball

5208 Basketball

5209 Tennis ball

5210 Kickball

a. Block of 8, Sports Balls #5203-5210

Format:

Eight designs

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamps

Total Solar Eclipse

Issue Date:

June 20, 2017

Place of Issue:

Laramie, WY

Scott #:

5211

Format:

Single design Pane of 16 self-adhesive

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamp

Andrew Wyeth

Issue Date:

July 12, 2017

Place of Issue:

Chadds Ford, PA

Scott #:

5212

a. Wind from the Sea

b. Big Room

c. Christina’s World

d. Alvaro and Christina

e. Frostbitten

f. Sailor’s Valentine

g. Soaring

h. North Light

i. Spring Fed

j. The Carry

k. Young Bull

l. My Studio

Format:

12 designs Pane of 12 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamps

Disney Villians

Issue Date:

July 15, 2017

Place of Issue:

Anaheim, CA

Scott #:

5213 The Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

5214 Honest John from Pinocchio

5215 Lady Tremaine from Cinderella

5216 Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland

5217 Captain Hook from Peter Pan

5218 Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty

5219 Cruella De Vil from One Hundred and One Dalmatians

5220 Ursula from The Little Mermaid

5221 Gaston from Beauty and the Beast

5222 Scar from The Lion King

Format:

10 designs Pane of 20 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamps

Sharks

Issue Date:

July 26, 2017

Place of Issue:

Newport, KY

Scott #:

5223 Mako Shark

5224 Whale Shark

5225 Thresher Shark

5226 Hammerhead Shark

5227 Great White Shark
a. Vert. strip of 5, Sharks #5223-5227

Format:

Five designs

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamps

Protect Pollinators

Issue Date:

August 3, 2017

Place of Issue:

Richmond, VA

Scott #:

5228 Monarch Butterfly on Purple Coneflower

5229 Western Honeybee on Golden Ragwort

5230 Monarch Butterfly on Red Zinnia

5231 Western Honeybee on Purple New England Aster

5232 Monarch Butterfly on Goldenrod

Format:

Five designs

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamps

Azulillo

Issue Date:

August 11, 2017

Place of Issue:

Independence, OH

Scott #:

UX647 Postal card

UY54 Paid reply postal card

Format:

Single design; single card, double-reply card, sheet of 40

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

34¢ nondenominated forever stamped card

Flowers from the Garden

Issue Date:

August 16, 2017

Place of Issue:

Sioux Falls, SD

Scott #:

5233-5240 Flowers from the Garden

5233 Red Camellias and Yellow Forsythia in Yellow Pitcher (coil stamp), serpentine die cut 10¾ vert.

5234 White Peonies and Pink Tree Peonies in Clear Vase (coil stamp), serpentine die cut 10¾ vert.

5235 Blue Hydrangea in Blue Pot (coil stamp), serpentine die cut 10¾ vert.

5236 Assorted Flowers in White Vase (coil stamp), serpentine die cut 10¾ vert. a. Strip of 4, #5233-5236

5237 Red Camellias and Yellow Forsythia in Yellow Pitcher (booklet stamp), serpentine die cut 11 on 2 or 3 sides

5238 Assorted Flowers in White Vase (booklet stamp), serpentine die cut 11 on 2 or 3 sides

5239 White Peonies and Pink Tree Peonies in Clear Vase (booklet stamp), serpentine die cut 11 on 2 or 3 sides

5240 Blue Hydrangea in Blue Pot (booklet stamp), serpentine die cut 11 on 2 or 3 sides

a. Block of 4, #5237-5240

b. Booklet pane of 20, 5 each #5237-5240

Format:

Four designs

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamps

Father Theodore Hesburgh

Issue Date:

September 1, 2017

Place of Issue:

South Bend, IN

Scott #:

5241 serpentine die cut 11

5242 coil stamp, serpentine die cut 9½ horiz.

Format:

Single design Pane of 20 and Coil of 50 self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamp

The Snowy Day

Issue Date:

October 4, 2017

Place of Issue:

Brooklyn, NY

Scott #:

5243 Peter making snowball

5244 Peter sliding down mountain of snow

5245 Peter making snow angel

5246 Peter leaving footprints in the snow

a. Block of 4

b. Convertible booklet pane of 20 (5 each)

Format:

Four designs Double-sided pane of 20 (convertible booklet)

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated special forever stamps

Christmas Carols

Issue Date:

October 5, 2017

Place of Issue:

New York, NY

Scott #:

5247 Deck the Halls

5248 Silent Night

5249 Jingle Bells

5250 Jolly Old St. Nicholas

a. Block of 4

b. Convertible booklet pane of 20 (5 each)

Format:

Four designs Double-sided pane of 20 (convertible booklet)

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated special forever stamps

Celebrating African American History and Culture

Issue Date:

October 13, 2017

Place of Issue:

Washington, DC

Scott #:

5251

Format:

Single design

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated commemorative forever stamp

History of Hockey

Issue Date:

October 20, 2017

Joint Issue with Canada

Place of Issue:

Detroit, MI

Scott #:

5252 Player Wearing Helmet and Protective Gear

a. matte-finish paper

5253 Player Wearing Hat and Scarf

a. matte-finish paper

b. Vertical pair #5252-5253

c. Souvenir sheet of 2 #5252a-5253a

Format:

Two designs

Printer:

Ashton Potter

Denomination:

49¢ nondenominated forever stamps

Alzheimer's Disease

Issue Date:

November 30, 2017

Semi-Postal

Place of Issue:

Baltimore, MD

Scott #:

B6

Format:

Single design

Denomination:

60¢ Semi-Postal forever stamps

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