Detailed 2002 U.S. Stamp Program
Last updated on January 1, 2003.
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January 8,
Winter
Sports. Four 34¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps featuring:
Figure Skating, Ice Hockey, Snowboarding, and Ski Jumping, pane of 20,
Sennett Security Products printed 80 million stamps, Park City, UT
84060. USPS order no. 451840 (pane of 20); 451863 (FDC, set of four, at
$2.20); 451884 (Uncut Press Sheet $61.20). Scott no. Ski Jumping (Scott
3552), Snowboarding (3553), Ice Hockey (3554) and Figure Skating (3555). |
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January 10,
Mentoring
Children. Single 34¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp,
pane of 20 w/header, Sennett Security Products printed 125 million stamps,
Annapolis, MD 21401. USPS order no. 452240 (pane); 452261 (FDC at
55¢). Scott no. 3556. |
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February 1, Langston
Hughes.Single 34¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane
of 20, 25th stamp in the Black Heritage series, the Banknote Corporation
of America printed 120 million stamps, New York, NY 10199.
USPS order no. 452040 (pane of 20), 452061 (FDC at 55¢). Scott. no.
3557. |
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February 8,
Happy
Birthday. Single 34¢ self-adhesive special stamp, pane
of 20, Avery Dennison printed 75 million stamps, AmeriStamp Expo in Riverside,
CA 92502. USPS order no. 453640 (pane of 20), 453661 (FDC at
55¢). Scott no. 3558. |
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February 11,
Year
of the Horse. Single 34¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp
in the lunisolar New Year series begun in 1992, pane of 20, the Banknote
Corporation of America, Inc. printed 70 million stamps, New York, NY
10199. USPS order no. 451940 (pane of 20), 451961 (FDC at 55¢).
Scott no. 3559. |
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March 16, U.S.
Military Academy Bicentennial. Single 34¢ commemorative
stamp, pane of 20, Sennett Security Products printed 55 million stamps,
West Point, NY 10996. USPS order no. 452740 (pane of 20), 452761
(FDC at 55¢). Scott no. 3560. |
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April 4, Greeting
from America. Fifty 34¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps
featuring items from each of the fifty states, pane of 50 and press sheet
of 100, Sennett Security Products printed 200 million stamps, New York,
NY 10199, all 50 state capitols and nationwide. USPS order no. 562340
(pane of 50). Scott nos. 3561-3610: Alabama (3561), Alaska (3562), Arizona
(3563), Arkansas (3564), California (3565), Colorado (3566), Connecticut
(3567), Delaware (3568), Florida (3569), Georgia (3570), Hawaii (3571),
Idaho (3572), Illinois (3573), Indiana (3574), Iowa (3575), Kansas (3576),
Kentucky (3577), Louisiana (3578), Maine (3579), Maryland (3580), Massachusetts
(3581), Michigan (3582), Minnesota (3583), Mississippi (3584), Missouri
(3585), Montana (3586), Nebraska (3587), Nevada (3588), New Hampshire (3589),
New Jersey (3590), New Mexico (3591), New York (3592), North Carolina (3593),
North Dakota (3594), Ohio (3595), Oklahoma (3596), Oregon (3597), Pennsylvania
(3598), Rhode Island (3599), South Carolina (3600), South Dakota (3601),
Tennessee (3602), Texas (3603), Utah (3604), Vermont (3605), Virginia (3606),
Washington (3607), West Virginia (3608), Wisconsin (3609), Wyoming (3610). |
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April 26,
Long-Leaf
Pine Forest.Ten 34¢ self-adhesive stamps, 4th in the Nature
of America series, pane of 10 and press sheet of 60, Sennett Security Products
printed 70 million stamps, Tallahassee FL 32301. USPS order no. 452840
(pane of 10). Scott no. 3611(sheet): Bachman's sparrow (3611a), Northern
bobwhite, yellow pitcher plants (b), Fox squirrel, red-bellied woodpecker
(c), Brown-headed nuthatch (d), Broadhead skink, yellow pitcher plants,
pipeworts (e), Eastern towhee, yellow pitcher plants, Savannah meadow beauties,
toothache grass (f), Gray fox, gopher tortoise (g), Blind click beetle,
sweetbay, pine woods treefrog (h), Rosebud orchid, pipeworts, southern
toad, yellow pitcher plants (i), and Grass-pink orchid, yellow-sided skimmer,
pipeworts, yellow pitcher plants (j). |
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May 31, American
Toleware. Single 5¢ water-activated definitive stamp,
first in the American Design series, coil of 10,000, Sennett Security Products
printed 300 million stamps, McLean, VA 22101. USPS order no. 778140
(coil of 10,000). Scott no. 3612. |
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June 7, The
Heroes of 2001. Single non-denominated (45¢) self-adhesive
semipostal stamp, pane of 20, printed 205 million stamps, New York, NY
10199. USPS order no. 566040 (pane of 20). Scott no. B2. |
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June 7, Flag.
Single nondenominated (37¢) definitive stamps, self-adhesive convertible
booklets of 20, self-adhesive vending booklets of 20, double-sided convertible
booklet of 20, self-adhesive ATM pane of 18, self-adhesive pane of 20,
water-activated pane of 100, self-adhesive coils of 100, Washington, DC
20066 and nationwide. Scott nos. Flag water-activated gum sheet stamp
(3620), self-adhesive sheet stamp (3621), self-adhesive coil stamp (3622),
self-adhesive booklet stamp serpentine die cut 11-1/4 on 2, 3, or 4 sides
from convertible booklet (3623), self-adhesive booklet stamp serpentine
die cut 10-1/2x10-3/4 on 2 or 3 sides from vending and double-sided convertible
booklets (3624), self-adhesive booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 8 on 2,
3 or 4 sides from ATM booklets (3625). |
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June 7, Flag.
Single 37¢ definitive stamps, self-adhesive convertible booklets of
20, self-adhesive convertible booklets of 10, double-sided booklet of 20,
self-adhesive vending booklets of 20, self-adhesive pane of 20, self-adhesive
coils of 100, 3,000 & 10,000 and water-activated coils of 100, 3,000
& 10,000, Washington, DC 20066 and nationwide. Scott nos.
self-adhesive sheet stamp (3630), water-activated gum coil stamp (3631),
self-adhesive coil stamp serpentine die cut 10 vert. (3632), self-adhesive
coil stamp serpentine die cut 8-1/2 vert. (3633), self-adhesive booklet
stamp serpentine die cut 11-1/4 on 2, 3, or 4 sides from convertible booklet
(3635), self-adhesive booklet stamp serpentine die cut 10-1/2x10-3/4
on 2 or 3 sides from double-sided convertible booklet (3636). |
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June 7, Antique
Toys. Four nondenominated (37¢) self-adhesive definitive stamps,
self-adhesive convertible booklet of 20 and self-adhesive vending booklet
of 20, Washington, DC 20066 and nationwide. Scott no. Toy Mail
Wagon (3626), Toy Locomotive (3627), Toy Taxicab (3628), Toy Fire Pumper
(3629). |
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June 7, Star.
Single 3¢ definitive stamps, self-adhesive pane of 50 and water-activated
coil of 10,000, Washington, DC 20066 and nationwide. Scott nos. Lithographed
Star sheet stamp, year at lower left (3613), Photogravure Star sheet stamp,
year at lower right (3614), coil stamp (3615). |
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June 7, Ribbon
Star. Six 37¢ stamped envelopes, priced at 45¢,
in the following formats: #10 envelope, #6 3/4 envelope, #10 window envelope,
#6 3/4 window envelope, #9 security envelope, and #9 security envelope,
Washington, DC 20066. Scott no. U649. |
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June 7, Carlsbad
Cavern. Single 23¢ stamped
card & stamped reply card, priced at 25¢ and 50¢ respectively,
Carlsbad, NM 88220 and nationwide.
Scott
no. postal card (UX381) and reply postal card (UY44). |
June 7, George
Washington. Single 23¢ definitive stamp, self-adhesive
coil of 100 now by Avery Dennison, water-activated pane of 100, self-adhesive
convertible booklet of 10, and self-adhesive vending booklet of 10, Washington,
DC and nationwide. Scott nos. 23¢ water-activated gum sheet stamp
(3616), gray green self-adhesive coil stamp by Avery (3617), self-adhesive
booklet stamp serpentine die cut 11-1/4 on 3 sides from vending booklet
(3618), self-adhesive booklet stamp serpentine die cut 10½x11¼
on 3 sides from vending booklet (3619).
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June 13, Masters
of American Photography. Twenty 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative
stamps, pane of 20 w/header and press sheet, the last sheet in the Classic
Collections series featuring: Ansel Adams, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Imogen
Cunningham, Walker Evans, Lewis Hine, Gertrude Kasebeir, Andre Kertesz,
Dorothea Lange, Timothy O'Sullivan, Man Ray, W. Eugene Smith, Albert Sands
Southworth & Josiah Johnson Hawes, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stiegiltz,
Paul Strand, James Van Der Zee, Carleton Watkins, Edward Weston, Minor
White, and Garry Winogrand, San Diego CA 92199. USPS order no. 562440 (pane
of 20). Scott nos. 3649 (Masters of American Photography sheet), Portrait
of Daniel Webster, by Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes
(a), Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and officers, by Timothy H. O'Sullivan (b),
"Cape Horn, Columbia River," by Carleton E. Watkins (c), "Blessed Art Thou
Amongst Women," by Gertrude Käsebier (d), "Looking for Lost Luggage,
Ellis Island," by Lewis W. Hine (e), "The Octopus," by Alvin Langdon Coburn
(f), "Lotus, Mount Kisco, New York," by Edward Steichen (g), "Hands and
Thimble," by Alfred Steiglitz (h), "Rayograph," by Man Ray (i), "Two Shells,"
by Edward Weston (j), "My Corsage," by James VanDerZee (k), "Ditched, Stalled
and Stranded, San Joaquin Valley, California," by Dorothea Lange (l), "Washroom
and Dining Area of Floyd Burroughs' Home, Hale County, Alabama," by Walker
Evans (m), "Frontline Soldier with Canteen, Saipan," by W. Eugene Smith
(n), "Steeple," by Paul Strand (o), "Sand Dunes, Sunrise," by Ansel Adams
(p), "Age and Its Symbols," by Imogen Cunningham (q), New York cityscape,
by André Kertész (r), Photograph of pedestrians, by Garry
Winogrand (s), "Bristol, Vermont," by Minor White (t). |
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June 27, John
James Audubon. Single 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative
stamp, pane of 20, second in the American Treasures series, ASDA stampshow
in Santa Clara, CA 95050. USPS order no. 453340 (pane of 20). Scott
no. 3650. |
July 1, Black Scoter. Single $15 federal duck stamp, pane of
1 and pane of 20, Washington, DC 20066. Scott nos. water-activated
(RW69), self-adhesive (RW69A).
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July 3, Harry
Houdini. Single 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane
of 20, New York, NY 10199. USPS order no. 452140 (pane of 20). Scott
no. 3651. |
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July 12, Coverlet
Eagle. Single 60¢ self-adhesive definitive stamp, pane of
20, Oak Brook, IL 60523. Scott no. 3646. |
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July 26, Antique
Toys. Four 37¢ self-adhesive definitive stamps, self-adhesive
convertible booklet of 20, self-adhesive vending booklet of 20 and self-adhesive
coil of 100, Rochester, NY 10199. Scott no. Toy Mail Wagon
(coil 3639, book 3642), Toy Locomotive (coil 3638, book 3643), Toy Taxicab
(coil 3641, book 3644), and Toy Fire Pumper (coil 3640, book 3645). |
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July 29, Edna
Ferber. Single 83¢ self-adhesive definitive stamp
for the 3 oz. first class rate, Distinguished Americans series, pane of
20, Appleton, WI 54911. Scott no. 3432. |
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July 30, Jefferson
Memorial. Single $3.85 self-adhesive special stamp for the Priority
Mail rate, pane of 20, Washington, DC 20066 and nationwide.Scott
no. 3647. |
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July 30, U.S.
Capitol at dusk. Single $13.65
self-adhesive special stamp for the Priority Mail rate, pane of 20, Washington,
DC 20066 and nationwide.Scott no. 3648. |
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August 2, Official
Mail. Single 37¢ definitive stamp, coil of 100, Washington
DC 20066 and nationwide. Scott no. O159. |
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August 2, Official Mail. Single 37¢ stamped envelope
stamp, #10 stamped envelope, Washington DC 20066 and nationwide.
Scott no. UO91. |
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August 8, Graphic Eagle. Single (10¢) standard rate
stamped envelope, #10 stamped envelope priced at 18¢, Washington DC
20066. Scott no. U650. |
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August 9, Andy
Warhol. Single 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, pane
of 20, Pittsburgh, PA 15290. Scott no. 3652. |
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August 15, Teddy
Bears.
Four 34¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps featuring:
Gund Bear, Bruin Bear, Ideal Bear and "Stick" Bear, pane of 20 and 5 sheets
of 4 postal cards, STAMPSHOW 2002 in Atlantic City, NJ 08401. USPS
order no. 453540 (pane of 20), 881700 (Postal Card set of 20). Scott nos.
Bruin Bear (3653, UX384), "Stick" Bear (3654, UX385), Gund Bear (3655,
UX383), and Ideal Bear (3656, UX382). |
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August 16, Love.
Single
37¢ self-adhesive special stamp, convertible booklet of 20, STAMPSHOW
2002 in Atlantic City, NJ 08401. Scott no. 3657. |
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August 16, Love.
Single 60¢ self-adhesive special stamp, pane of 20, STAMPSHOW 2002
in Atlantic City, NJ 08401. Scott no. 3658. |
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August 19, Ogden
Nash.Single 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp, Literary
Arts series, Baltimore, MD 21233. USPS order no. 452440 (pane
of 20). Scott no. 3659. |
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August 24, Duke
Kahanamoku. Single 34¢ commemorative stamp, pane of 20, Honolulu,
HI 96820. USPS order no. 453440 (pane of 20). Scott no. 3660. |
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September 13, American
Bats.
Four 37¢ commemorative stamps featuring: Red Bat, Pallid
Bat, Spotted Bat and Leaf-nosed Bat, pane of 20, Austin, TX 78710.
USPS order no. 453040 (pane of 20). Scott nos. Red Bat (3661), Leaf-nosed
Bat (3662), Pallid Bat (3663), and Spotted Bat (3664). |
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September 14, Women
Journalists. Four 34¢ commemorative stamps featuring: Nellie
Bly, Ida Tarbell, Marguerite Higgins, and Ethel Pane, Fort Worth, TX. USPS
order no. 453240 (pane of 20). Scott nos. Nellie Bly (3665), Ida M. Tarbell
(3666), Ethel L. Payne (3667), and Marguerite Higgins (3668). |
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September 15, Irving
Berlin. Single 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamp,
pane of 20, New York, NY 10199. USPS order no. 452340 (pane of 20).
Scott no. 3669. |
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September 20,
Spay/Neuter
Pets. Two 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative stamps, pane of
20, Denver, CO 80202 and nationwide. USPS order no. 452540 (pane
of 20). Scott no. Cat (3670), Dog (3671). |
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October 10, Madonna
and Child: Jan Gossaert. Single 37¢ self-adhesive special
stamp for the Holiday season, convertible booklet of 20, Chicago, IL
60607. USPS order no. 670240 (convertible booklet of 20). Scott no. 3675. |
October 10, Eid. Single 37¢ self-adhesive special stamp,
pane of 20, Washington, DC 20066. USPS order no. 563640 (pane of
20). Scott no. 3674.
October 10, Hanukkah. ingle 37¢ self-adhesive special stamp,
pane of 20, Washington, DC 20066. USPS order no. 563440 (pane of
20). Scott no. 3672.
October 10, Kwanzaa. Single 37¢ self-adhesive special stamp,
pane of 20, Washington, DC 20066. USPS order no. 563540 (pane of
20). Scott no. 3673.
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October 15, Cary Grant.
Single 37¢ self-adhesive commemorative
stamp, pane of 20, 8th in the Legends of Hollywood series, Los Angeles,
CA 90001. USPS order no. 452940 (pane of 20). Scott no. 3692. |
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October 21, Sea Coast. Single nondenominated (5¢)
self-adhesive definitive stamp, coil of 10,000, Washington, DC 20066.
Scott no. 3693. |
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October 24,
Hawaiian
Missionaries. Four 37¢ stamps in a souvenir sheet, pane
of 4, New York, NY 10199 at MEGAEVENT. USPS order no. 562240
(pane of 20). Scott nos: 2c of 1851 (3694a), 5c of 1851 (b), 13c of 1851
(c), 13c of 1852 (d).. |
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October 25, Happy Birthday. Single 34¢ self-adhesive
special stamp, pane of 20, MEGAEVENT in New York, NY 10199. Scott
no. 3695. |
October 25, Greeting from America. Fifty 37¢ self-adhesive
commemorative stamps featuring items from each of the fifty states, pane
of 50, New York, NY 10199 at MEGAEVENT. Scott nos. 3696-3745:
Alabama (3696), Alaska (3697), Arizona (3698), Arkansas (3699), California
(3700), Colorado (3701), Connecticut (3702), Delaware (3703), Florida (3704),
Georgia (3705), Hawaii (3706), Idaho (3707), Illinois (3708), Indiana (3709),
Iowa (3710), Kansas (3711), Kentucky (3712), Louisiana (3713), Maine (3714),
Maryland (3715), Massachusetts (3716), Michigan (3717), Minnesota (3718),
Mississippi (3719), Missouri (3720), Montana (3721), Nebraska (3722), Nevada
(3723), New Hampshire (3724), New Jersey (3725), New Mexico (3726), New
York (3727), North Carolina (3728), North Dakota (3729), Ohio (3730), Oklahoma
(3731), Oregon (3732), Pennsylvania (3733), Rhode Island (3734), South
Carolina (3735), South Dakota (3736), Tennessee (3737), Texas (3738), Utah
(3739), Vermont (3740), Virginia (3741), Washington (3742), West Virginia
(3743), Wisconsin (3744), Wyoming (3745).
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October 28,
Snowmen.
Four 37¢ self-adhesive special stamps for the Holiday season, linerless
coil of 100, convertible booklet of 20, vending booklet of 20, pack of
20 stamped cards, and pane of 20, Houghton, MI 49931. USPS
order no. 562540 (pane of 20), 670140 (double-sided book of 20), 562566
(post card packet of 20), 781240 (linerless tape coil), and 670340 (vending
book of 20). Scott nos listed in the following order: (sheet, coil,
double-sided booklet, vending booklet, postal card)- Snowman with red and
green plaid scarf (3676, 3683, 3684, 3688, UX386), Snowman with blue plaid
scarf (3677, 3680, 3685, 3689, UX387), Snowman with pipe (3678, 3681, 3686,
3690, UX388), Snowman with top hat (3679, 3682, 3687, 3691, UX389). |