2021 U.S. New Issues

Love

Issue Date:

January 14, 2021

Place of Issue:

Loveland, Colorado

Scott #:

5543

Format:

Single design, self-adhesive

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Brush Rabbit

Issue Date:

January 24, 2021

Place of Issue:

Sacramento, CA

Scott #:

pane 5544; coil 5545

Format:

Pane of 20/Coil of 100

Denomination:

Additional ounce stamp, definitive

Barns

Issue Date:

January 24, 2021

Place of Issue:

Barnesville, GA

Scott #:

Round barn in fall (pane 5546, coil 5553)

Gambrel-roofed barn in summer (pane 5547, coil 5550)

Forebay barn in spring (pane 5548, coil 5552)

Western barn in winter (pane 5549, coil 5551)

Format:

Pane of 20/Coil of 100

Denomination:

Postcard, definitive

August Wilson

Black Heritage

Issue Date:

January 28, 2021

Place of Issue:

Virtual

Scott #:

5555

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Lunar New Year • Year of the Ox

Lunar New Year

Issue Date:

February 2, 2021

Place of Issue:

Chicago, IL

Scott #:

5556

Format:

Single design, self-adhesive

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Chien-Shiung Wu

Issue Date:

February 11, 2021

Place of Issue:

New York, NY

Scott #:

5557

Format:

Single design, self-adhesive

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Garden Beauty Forever Stamps

Issue Date:

February 23, 2021

Place of Issue:

Bloomfield, IN

Scott #:

Pink flowering dogwood (Scott 5558)

Orange and yellow tulip (5559)

Allium or ornamental onion (5560)

Pink moth orchid with mottled petals (5561)

Magenta dahlia (5562)

Yellow moth orchid with pink center (5563)

Pink and white sacred lotus (5564)

Pink and white Asiatic lily (5565)

Rose pink and white tulip (5566)

Yellow and pink American lotus (5567).

Format:

PSA booklet of 20

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, definitive

Colorado Hairstreak

Issue Date:

March 9, 2021

Scott #:

5568

Format:

Single design, self-adhesive

Denomination:

Non-machinable for use on irregularly sized envelopes, definitive

Espresso Drinks

Issue Date:

April 9, 2021

Place of Issue:

Seattle, WA

Scott #:

Caffe latte (5569)

Espresso (5570)

Caffe mocha (5571)

Cappuccino (5572)

Format:

Four stamps in booklet of 20

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Star Wars Droids Forever Stamps

Issue Date:

May 4, 2021

Place of Issue:

Virtual Ceremony

Scott #:

IG-11 (5573)

R2-D2 (5574)

K-2SO (5575)

D-O (5576)

L3-37 (5577)

BB-8 (5578)

C-3PO (5579)

Gonk Droid (5580)

2-1B Droid (5581)

Chopper (5582)

Format:

PSA pane of 20

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Heritage Breeds

Issue Date:

May 17, 2021

Place of Issue:

Mount Vernon, VA

Scott #:

pane of 20; mulefoot hog (5583)

Wyandotte chicken (5584)

milking Devon cow (5585)

Narragansett turkey (5586)

American mammoth jackstock donkey (5587)

cotton patch goose (5588)

San Clemente Island goat (5589)

American cream draft horse (5590)

Cayuga duck (5591)

Barbados blackbelly sheep (5592)

Format:

Pane of 20 stamps with photographs of 10 heritage breeds

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Go for Broke: Japanese American Soldiers of WWII

Issue Date:

June 3, 2021

Place of Issue:

Los Angeles, CA

Scott #:

5593

Format:

panes of 20

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Emilio Sanchez

Issue Date:

June 10, 2021

Place of Issue:

Miami, FL

Scott #:

Los Toldes (5594)

Ty’s Place (5595)

En el Souk (5596) 
(Ventanita entreabierta) (5597)

Format:

Sheet of 20 stamps

Printer:

Ashton Potter (USA)

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Sun Science

Issue Date:

June 18, 2021

Place of Issue:

GREENBELT, MD

Scott #:

coronal hole in purple (Scott 5598)

coronal loops in red (5599)

solar flare in deep blue (5600)

active sun (5601)

plasma blast with red corona (5602)

coronal loops in gold (5603)

sunspots (5604)

plasma blast with gold corona (5605)

solar flare in aqua (5606)

coronal hole in brown (5607)

Format:

Sheet of 20 stamps

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Yogi Berra

Issue Date:

June 24, 2021

Place of Issue:

Little Falls, NJ

Scott #:

5608  

Format:

panes of 20

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

Forever Stamp, commemorative

Migratory Bird

Federal Duck

Issue Date:

June 25, 2021

Place of Issue:

Spanish Fort, AL

Scott #:

RW88

Format:

Sheet of 20 stamps

Denomination:

$25 special

Tap Dance

Issue Date:

July 10, 2021

Place of Issue:

New York, NY

Scott #:

5609-5613

Format:

panes of 20

Printer:

Ashton Potter (USA)

Denomination:

Forever Stamp, commemorative

Mystery Message

Issue Date:

July 14, 2021

Place of Issue:

Washington, DC

Scott #:

5614 

Format:

Single design, self-adhesive

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Western Wear

Issue Date:

July 23, 2021

Place of Issue:

Abilene, TX

Scott #:

(5615) Western Wear – Cowboy hat

(5616) Western Wear – Belt buckle

(5617) Western Wear – Cowboy boot with spur

(5618) Western Wear – Western shirt

a.  Block of 4, #5615-5618

b.  Convertible booklet pane of 20, 5 each #5615-5618

Format:

Booklet of 20

Printer:

Offset

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, definitive

Ursula K. Le Guin

Literary Arts (33rd in a series)

Issue Date:

July 27, 2021

Place of Issue:

Portland, OR

Scott #:

5619

Format:

panes of 20

Printer:

Ashton Potter (USA)

Denomination:

3 ounce, commemorative

Raven Story

Issue Date:

July 30, 2021

Place of Issue:

Juneau, AK

Scott #:

5620

a. Imperforate

Format:

Single design, self-adhesive

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses

Lighthouses

Issue Date:

August 6, 2021

Place of Issue:

Highlands, NJ

Scott #:

5621 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses – Montauk Point Lighthouse

5622 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses – Navesink Twin Lighthouses

5623 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses – Erie Harbor Lighthouse

5624 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses – Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse

5625 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses – Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse

Format:

panes of 20

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Missouri Statehood

Issue Date:

August 10, 2021

Place of Issue:

Jefferson City, MO

Scott #:

5626  

Format:

panes of 20

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Backyard Games

Issue Date:

August 12, 2021

Place of Issue:

Rosemont, IL

Scott #:

5627 Backyard Games – Horseshoes

5628 Backyard Games – Bocce

5629 Backyard Games – Flying Disc

5630 Backyard Games – Croquet

5631 Backyard Games – Pick-up Baseball Variation

5632 Backyard Games – Tetherball

5633 Backyard Games – Badminton

5634 Backyard Games – Cornhole

Format:

Pane of 16 stamps

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Happy Birthday

Issue Date:

September 9, 2021

Place of Issue:

Toast, NC

Scott #:

5635

Format:

Single design, self-adhesive

Printer:

Ashton Potter (USA)

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Message Monsters

Issue Date:

September 24, 2021

Place of Issue:

Topeka, KS

Scott #:

5636                            Pink and Red Monster

5637                            Four-armed Monster

5638                            Tentacled Monster

5639                            Red-headed Monster

Format:

Four designs on pane of 20 stamps

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp, commemorative

Day of the Dead

Issue Date:

September 30, 2021

Place of Issue:

El Paso, TX

Scott #:

5640                            Girl’s Skull with Bow

5641                            Man’s Skull with Hat

5642                            Woman’s Skull with Curled Hair

5643                            Boy’s Skull

Format:

panes of 20

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America

Denomination:

55¢, forever stamp

A Visit From St. Nick

Issue Date:

October 7, 2021

Place of Issue:

Santa Claus, IN

Scott #:

5644 (58¢) Christmas – Santa Claus on Roof
5645 (58¢) Christmas – Santa Claus in Fireplace
5646 (58¢) Christmas – Head of Santa Claus
5647 (58¢) Christmas – Santa Claus, Sleigh and Reindeer in Flight

Denomination:

Forever Stamp, commemorative

Otters In Snow

Issue Date:

October 12, 2021

Place of Issue:

Otter, MT

Scott #:

5648 (58¢) Otters in Snow – Otter in Water
5649 (58¢) Otters in Snow – Otter, Tail at Right

5650 (58¢) Otters in Snow – Otter, Tail at Left
5651 (58¢) Otters in Snow – Otter in Snow

Denomination:

Forever Stamp, commemorative

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