Love 2022
Series: Love
First Day of Issue Date: January 14, 2022
First Day of Issue Location: Romeo, MI
Image Assets
Stamp Brief
Celebrate the joy that flowers bring with two new Love stamps from the U.S. Postal Service.
Inspired by old European folk art, the two stamps feature digital illustrations with similar designs: three round, stylized blooms ranging symmetrically along the top, with smaller round blossoms in each of the lower corners. The background color of one stamp is powder blue, and the other is coral. Twisting vines, which hold small multi-petaled flowers, form abstract heart shapes.
Flowers can symbolize many things: romance, of course, but also friendship, sympathy, gratitude, congratulations. Not only are they symbolic and beautiful, but flowers might have more tangible benefits. Studies have shown that flowers can increase happiness, decrease stress, and create a calming atmosphere.
The Postal Service has successfully captured the delight and exuberance of love since its first stamp in the Love series, issued in 1973. These floral stamps, with their colorful blooms and curling vines, are beautiful additions to the series. Released early in the year for use at Valentine’s Day, they are also perfect any time to add floral flair to letters, birthday or graduation cards, baby shower invitations, notes of thanks—the uses are limitless. The colorful stamps will add charm and whimsy to any correspondence.
Greg Breeding was art director; Bailey Sullivan created the original art and designed the stamps.
Love will be issued in panes of 20 Forever® stamps. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.
First Day of Issue Ceremony
First Day of Issue Date: January 14, 2022
First Day of Issue Location: Romeo, MI
Stamp Art Director
Greg Breeding
Greg Breeding studied design and typography at Virginia Commonwealth University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in fine arts. He began his career by working as a designer for several nonprofits. In 1992 Breeding co-founded Journey Group, a design firm where he currently serves as the president.
In addition to his work at Journey, Breeding has taught design courses internationally for nonprofits. Breeding has received numerous industry awards from Print’s Regional Design Annual, Communication Arts, the Society of Publication Designers, and the Florida Magazine Association.
Breeding's first stamp as art director for the U.S. Postal Service was the 2012 issuance, The War of 1812: USS Constitution. “I'm interested in creating art for the public good,” Breeding says, “and honoring a person or event on a stamp highlights and celebrates what's positive in our culture.”
Breeding lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his wife, Lyndee.
Stamp Designer
Bailey Sullivan
Bailey Sullivan grew up in a small town in East Texas. She always knew she wanted to do something creative and for a time considered editorial layout design. At the University of Texas in Austin, she majored in advertising with a focus on art direction. Her work designing ads and experimenting with different styles in her free time led to an interest in creating visually appealing work and discovery of her “voice” as an illustrator.
Inspired by old European folk art, particularly Hungarian and Swedish, Sullivan reinterprets nature though simple shapes, bright colors, and symmetry. She enjoys going to museums to study the hand-done embellishments on old rugs and tapestries for additional inspiration.
Her clients have included Facebook, JetBlue, Lowe’s, Refinery29, and Tesco. Sullivan’s packaging illustration for Tesco Finest received a silver award in Packaging and a bronze in Illustration from The One Club’s ADC Awards.
Sullivan lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Sullivan illustrated the 2021 and 2022 U.S. Postal Service® Love stamps.
Products
Pane of 20 Stamps
Celebrate the joy that flowers bring two new stamps from the popular Love series. The stylized, symmetrical blooms are inspired by European folk art.
Press Sheet with Die-Cuts
Revel in the exuberance of love with this new 23(w) x 11(h)-inch press sheet, containing eight sheets of Love Forever® stamps positioned four across by two down.
Two new stamps in the long-running Love series feature illustrations inspired by European folk art.
Press Sheet without Die-Cuts
Revel in the exuberance of love with this new 23(w) x 11(h)-inch press sheet, containing eight sheets of Love Forever® stamps positioned four across by two down.*
Two new stamps in the long-running Love series feature illustrations inspired by European folk art.
*The stamps on these sheets do not contain perforations for mail use.
First Day Cover (Set of 2)
Revel in the exuberance of love with this new set of two Love First Day Covers. Each #6 ¾ envelope bears one affixed Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark.
Two new stamps in the long-running Love series feature illustrations inspired by European folk art.
The pictorial postmark features vines and flowers with pleasingly crisscrossing stems. Also included is the stamp title, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: January 14, 2022, Romeo, MI, 48065.
Digital Color Postmark
Revel in the exuberance of love with this new set of two Love Digital Color Postmark First Day Covers. Each #6 ¾ envelope bears one affixed Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark.
Two new stamps in the long-running Love series feature illustrations inspired by European folk art.
The digital color postmark evokes vines crisscrossing to form a heart around the stamp title. Also included are the date and location of stamp issuance: January 14, 2022, Romeo, MI, 48065.
Stamp Ceremony Memento
Revel in the exuberance of love with this new Love Stamp Ceremony Memento.
This new collectible contains the First Day of Issue Ceremony Invitation, the First Day of Issue Ceremony Program, a set of two Digital Color Postmark First Day Covers, and a pane of 20 Love Forever® stamps.
Two new stamps in the long-running Love series feature illustrations inspired by European folk art.
Framed Stamps
Revel in the exuberance of love with this new 15.5" (w) x 12.5" (h)-inch framed piece, which features the art from the Love stamp, plus a set of two mounted Forever® stamps and the First Day of Issue details.
Two new stamps in the long-running Love series feature illustrations inspired by European folk art.
Showcased in a classic black frame, the piece also includes a clear dust cover, protective felt bumpers, and a sawtooth hanger on the back for easy display.
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