Letter Writing Just Got More Fun – Scratch and Sniff Postage Stamps
Do you encourage your children to write letters? If not, now is the time to start letter writing! There are now scratch-and-sniff postage stamps! Seriously, I’m not kidding! The U.S. Postal Service’s first ever scratch-and-sniff stamps will be introduced June 20 in Austin, TX, at a children’s museum. These new stamps will add the sweet scent of summer to letters of love or friendship, party invitations, and other mailings! Below you can see these super cute Frozen Treats Forever stamps.
Anything to encourage our children to write, right?
I think this will be brilliant to use to encourage our young children to want to write. You could have a fun summer party featuring ice pops like the ones on the scratch-and-sniff stamps. Your children can write the invitations by hand and address them to the friends they’re inviting. Then, of course, they can add scratch-and-sniff stamps to the letters before putting them in the mail.
The stamps will come in booklets of 20 stamps each, and they will showcase the work of artist Margaret Berg of Santa Monica, CA. And as you can see, the stamps will feature yummy illustrations of colorful frozen treats. Each of the 10 stamp designs includes two different treats.
The stamps can be pre-ordered at this link soon for delivery shortly after the June 20 issuance. These Frozen Treats Stamps are being issued as First-Class Mail Forever stamps which will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price.
Stamp Ideas Welcome
Have other fun ideas for stamps? The public is encouraged to submit stamp suggestions. Visit the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee website for details on the stamp selection process and instructions for submitting suggestions in writing. Due to the time required for research and approval, ideas for stamp subjects should be received at least three years prior to the proposed release. Each submission should include pertinent historical information and important dates associated with the subject. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to fund its operations.
Attend the Ceremony in Austin
If you happen to be in Austin and want to check it out, the first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. CDT at Austin’s Thinkery Children’s Museum. It is free and open to the public. Followers of the U.S. Postal Service’s Facebook page can view the ceremony live at facebook.com/USPS. You can also follow the news about it by searching Twitter for the hashtag #FrozenTreatsStamps.
