May 1st the United States released the True Blue stamp in denominated form. January 1st of this year we saw the First Class nondenominated version of True Blue in Scott# 3976 for the PSA CB and 3976a for the booklet pane of 20. First Day of issue is Washington, D.C. 20066-9998. This issue was originally set to be released March 16th at the American Stamp Dealers Associations Spring Postage Stamp Mega Event in New York, N.Y.

These birds must still be in love, as they continue to gaze into each others eyes after 4 months! Note that the space between them still forms a heart. To create his original design, illustrator Craig Frazier arranged paper cutouts into a composition depicting two birds perched on a branch sharing a devoted gaze, the space between them forms a heart. He then created a digital file of the artwork and applied shades of blue to the birds, setting them against a yellow background. Frazier’s previous projects for the Postal Service include the 2003 Nurturing Love stamped envelope and the 2005 Child Health stamp. Carl T. Herman from Carlsbad, Calif. was the art director.