On January 29, the Star Ribbon Forever stamp was one of five early 2019 releases announced by the U.S. Postal Service, which set the first-day dedication for March 22 in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.
Presented as “a stamp designed to meet the needs of business mailers,” the artwork is described as featuring a digital star of red, white and blue ribbon, with the white space in the middle of the ribbon creating a second smaller star. “The tricolored ribbon, folded into a patriotic symbol,” said a USPS press release, “is intended to evoke the connectedness of the American people.”
Even aside from their frequent symbolic appearances on U.S. Flag and Holiday postage, stars have long had an important place in American stamps.
