Lunar New Year · Year of the Snake Stamps – Forever First Class Postage Stamps

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Lunar New Year | Year of the Snake StampsForever 82￠ | Sheet Stamp FormatIn 2025, the U.S. Postal Service issues the sixth of 12 stamps in the newest?Lunar New Year?series. The Year of the Snake begins January 29, 2025, and ends on February 16, 2026.Beginning in 2020, in observance of the Lunar New Year holiday, the U.S. Postal Service introduced its third?Lunar New Year?series. This is the sixth Forever? stamp in that series, which will continue through 2031 with stamps for the Year of the Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp with original art by Camille Chew.The stamp features a colorful three-dimensional mask depicting a snake. Calling to mind the elaborately decorated masks used in the dragon or lion dances, often performed during Lunar New Year parades, artist Camille Chew’s three-dimensional designs are a contemporary take on the long tradition of paper-cut folk-art crafts created during this auspicious time of year.The?Year of the Snake?stamp is being issued as a Forever? stamp in panes of 20. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail? one-ounce price.Stamp Issuance:January 14, 2025Boston, MA?02205Made in the USA