2002 U.S. Stamps
2002 U.S. Stamp Issues
(in issue date sequence)

NOTE: The Greetings from America pane and Happy Birthday single will be re-released later in the year with stamps denominated at the 37¢ first-class rate implemented on June 30. Items anticipated but not yet officially announced conclude this listing.
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DESCRIPTION (nondenominated items have values in parenthesis) ISSUE DATE ISSUE CITY FORMAT
34¢ Winter Sports (Olympics) [figure skating, ice hockey, ski jumping, snowbording] - four designs Jan 8 Park City, UT PSA pane of 20 with header
34¢ Mentoring a Child Jan 10 Annapolis, MD PSA pane of 20 with selvage
34¢ Langston Hughes (Black Heritage) Feb 1 New York City, NY PSA pane of 20
34¢ Happy Birthday Feb 8 Riverside, CA PSA pane of 20
34¢ Year of the Horse (Lunar New Year) Feb 11 New York City, NY PSA pane of 20
34¢ U.S. Military Academy Mar 16 West Point, NY PSA pane of 20
34¢ Greetings From America - 50 designs* Apr 4 New York, NY PSA pane of 50
34¢ Longleaf Pine Forest (Nature of America) - 10 designs Apr 26 Tallahassee, FL PSA pane of 10
American Toleware May 31 McLean, VA Gummed coil of 10,000
(34¢+11¢) Heroes of 2001* Jun 7 New York, NY PSA pane of 20
Star (gravure)* Jun 7 Washington, DC PSA pane of 50
Star (offset)* Jun 7 Washington, DC PSA pane of 50
Star* Jun 7 Washington, DC Gummed coil of 10,000
23¢ Washington Jun 7 Washington, DC Gummed pane of 100
23¢ Washington Jun 7 Washington, DC PSA convertible/vending booklets of 10
23¢ Washington Jun 7 Washington, DC PSA convertible/vending booklets of 10
(37¢) U.S. Flag* Jun 7 Washington, DC PSA coil of 100
(37¢) U.S. Flag* Jun 7 Washington, DC Gummed pane of 100
(37¢) U.S. Flag* Jun 7 Washington, DC PSA coil of 100
37¢ U.S. Flag* Jun 7 Washington, DC Gummed coil of 3,000
37¢ U.S. Flag* Jun 7 Washington, DC PSA coil of 10,000
37¢ U.S. Flag** Jul 7 Washington, DC PSA convertible/double-sided/vending booklets of 20; PSA pane of 20; gummed pane of 100
37¢ U.S. Flag** Jul 7 Washington, DC PSA coils of 100 and 3,000
37¢ U.S. Flag** Jul 7 Washington, DC Gummed coil of 100 amd 10,000
(37¢) Antique Toys Jun 7 Washington, DC PSA convertible/vending booklets of 20
37¢ Ribbon Star envelope Jun 7 Washington, DC Stamped envelope, #6, 9, 10 regular and window sizes, selling price for single envelope: 45¢
23¢ Carlsbad Cavern postal card Jun 7 Carlsbad, NM Stamped card, selling price 25¢
23¢ Carlsbad Cavern postal card Jun 7 Carlsbad, NM Stamped reply card, selling price 50¢
37¢ Masters of American Photography (Classic Collection) [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; selvage photo attributed to William Henry Jackson] - 20 designs Jun 13 San Diego, CA PSA pane of 20 with selvage
37¢ John James Audubon (American Treasures) Jun 27 Santa Clara, CA PSA pane of 20 with header
37¢ Harry Houdini Jul 3 New York, NY PSA pane of 20
60¢ Coverlet Eagle Jul 12 Oakbrook, IL PSA pane of 20
37¢ Antique Toys Jul 26 Rochester, NY PSA convertible/vending booklets of 20
37¢ Antique Toys Jul 26 Rochester, NY PSA coil of 100
83¢ Edna Ferber (Distinguished Americans) Jul 29 Appleton, WI PSA pane of 20
$3.85 Jefferson Memorial* Jul 30 Washington, DC PSA pane of 20
$13.65 U.S. Capitol* Jul 30 Washington, DC PSA pane of 20
37¢ Andy Warhol Aug 9 Pittsburgh, PA PSA pane of 20 with selvage
37¢ Official Mail* Aug 2 Washington, DC PSA coil of 100
37¢ Official Mail* Aug 2 Washington, DC Stamped envelope, #10 size, selling price for single envelope: 45¢
(10¢) Graphic Eagle (reprint, non-denominated presort) Aug 8 Washington, DC Stamped envelope, #10 size
37¢ Teddy Bears [Bruin Bear c. 1907, Gund Bear c. 1948, Ideal Bear c. 1907, "stick" bear c. 1920s] - four designs Aug 15 Atlantic City, NJ PSA pane of 20 with header
37¢ Love Aug 16 Atlantic City, NJ PSA convertible booklet of 20
60¢ Love Aug 16 Atlantic City, NJ PSA pane of 20
37¢ Ogden Nash Aug 19 Baltimore, MD PSA pane of 20
37¢ Duke Kahanamoku Aug 24 Honolulu, HI PSA pane of 20
37¢ American Bats [Leaf-nosed Bat, Pallid Bat, Red Bat, Spotted Bat]- four designs Sep 13 Austin, TX PSA pane of 20 with header
37¢ Women Journalists [Nellie Bly, Marguerite Higgins, Ethel Pane and Ida Tarbell] - four designs Sep 14 Fort Worth, TX PSA pane of 20 with header
37¢ Irving Berlin Sep 15 New York, NY PSA pane of 20
37¢ Spay/Neuter Pets - two designs Sep 20? Denver, CO PSA pane of 20 with header
37¢ Gossaert Madonna*** (Holiday Traditional) Oct 10 Chicago, IL PSA convertible booklet of 20
37¢ Eid Oct 10 Washington, DC PSA pane of 20
37¢ Hanukkah Oct 10 Washington, DC PSA pane of 20
37¢ Kwanzaa Oct 10 Washington, DC PSA pane of 20
37¢ Cary Grant (Legends of Hollywood) Oct 15 Los Angeles, CA PSA pane of 20 with selvage
(5¢) Sea Coast (non-denominated non-profit) Oct 21 Washington, DC PSA coil of 10,000
$1.48 Hawaiian Missionaries [2¢, 5¢, 13¢ Hawaiian postage, 13¢ Hawaiian-US postage; Dawson cover in background?] - four designs Oct 24 New York, NY Gummed souvenir sheet of 4
37¢ Happy Birthday (reissue at new rate) Oct 24 New York, NY PSA pane of 20
37¢ Snowmen (Holiday Contemporary) Oct 28 Houghton, MI PSA 2-sided booklet of 20, Vending booklet of 20, PSA pane of 20
37¢ Snowmen (Holiday Contemporary) Oct 28 Houghton, MI PSA linerless coil of 100
(10¢) Atlas Statue or
37¢ Greetings From America (reissue at new rate) - 50 designs ? ? PSA pane of 50
Based on past experience, a change in domestic rats will be followed by change in international rates, resulting in new items as follows:
? International airmail letter rate stamp ? ? PSA pane of 20
? International airmail postcard rate stamp ? ? PSA pane of 20
? Canada/Mexico airmail letter rate stamp ? ? PSA pane of 20
? Canada/Mexico airmail postcard rate stamp ? ? PSA pane of 20
? Aerogramme ? ? Aerogramme
? International postal card ? ? Stamped card, selling price ?
All dates and locations are subject to change
* Nationwide first day of issue.
** This format not expected to be available until July or later.