Love Stamps 2023

The U.S. Postal Service continues its popular Love series with two new stamps, one featuring a kitten and the other a puppy.The stamp art was painted with oils on wood panel, then scanned and edited digitally to create the final images. Cats and dogs are two of America’s favorite pets, and it is no surprise that connecting with pets has benefits.

• Issue: Love 2023 Stamps
• Item Number: 580800
• Forever 63¢ | Multiple Stamp Designs
  
• First-Class Mail Forever
• Format: Pane of 20 (2 designs)
  
• Issue Date & City: January 19, 2023, Austin, TX, 78710
• Art Director: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
• Designer: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
• Artist: Chris Buzelli, New York, NY
• Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
• Manufacturing Process:  Offset
• Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
• Press Type: Alprinta RCS
• Stamps per Pane: 20
• Print Quantity:200,000,000 stamps
• Paper Type: Phosphor, Block Tag
• Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
• Colors:  Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Pantone 871, Pantone Warm Gray 1
• Stamp Orientation: Vertical
• Front: Plate numbers in four corners of pane
• ©2022 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (580800) • Plate position diagram (8) • Promotional text