I’m about to send out my Save the Dates and am totally not looking forward to using the polar bear postcard stamps. So, I hunted down the 2010 USPS stamps and I think I may be giving up my dream of using vintage stamps for our wedding. It was just turning out to be such a headache to find the right ones and now that I’ve seen what’s in store I’m about to give in to just going the easy route for our invitations.
My top 2 wedding favorites:
2010 Love Stamp – Pansies in a Basket, 2010 Butterfly Stamp – for oversized mailings
There are other stamps coming out too. Here are some more of my favorites that could totally be used with the right wedding:
Country wedding anyone? The Winslow Homer stamp is for you. Or how about an old Hollywood wedding with Katharine Hepburn?
Having a traditional Chinese wedding? Use the Lunar New Year stamp.
Wild West Wedding? Western Stars stamps. Winter Wedding? Holiday Evergreens stamps.
And then two more that I just thought were pretty…
Mackinac Bridge, Bixby Creek Bridge
{ all images via USPS }
Check out the release page for when the stamps are all going to be released this year.
So what do you think? Which stamps are you going to use?
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They are all so cute!
You know about zazzle.com right? That is where I am getting my Valentine’s Day stamps from–so many choices, and you can design your own for free!
Yeah, just not crazy about that barcode and the “zazzle.com” along the edge of the stamp. Although I did see someone use them really well and I’m going to post about that soon!
I adore the pansies in a basket stamp, but sadly it will not come out in time for my invites to go out in early March. I need 81 cents/envelope (over one oz and square) so I’m gonna slap the K and Q of hearts on each one together and call it a day.
ooooh! i used to be so ahead of the game on stamps but i’ve fallen out of hte loop for a while now but i’m so glad you posted these! now i can look forward to the pinecone stamps : )
What about the King and Queen stamp…is that not a pretty one?? uh oh Now I am going on to USPS to look and see what is in store for 2011 for me!!!
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I recently sent out my Save the Date cards and used two 32cent yellow rose stamps from 1994. I sent square cards so it was perfect postage at 64 cents! They were absolutely lovely and I only spent a few extra cents per stamp over face value. I bought them through a stamp collector on eBay. My dream was to have a collection of vintage stamps on the envelope but I think this looked great just to have two that really matched my color scheme (yellow!).
I’m not sure what I’m going to do for the invitations. The only stamp that I like in the new collection is the monarch butterfly. Unfortunately it doesn’t come out until May 17! It looks like I’ll be doing some more vintage stamp shopping on eBay.
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I love all of these!!! Especially the Katherine Hepburn one. Thanks for sharing!
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At Perfect Postage, we love custom postage – vintage wedding stamp designs are very popular right now. Here are a few sample I’ve created for brides over the last few months:
http://www.perfectpostage.com/pp_weddings/pp_wedding_vintage_stamps.html
I love these, and all the ones you featured would be great for the appropriate theme! Also, for anyone doing a tropical/beach theme, there’s one of a rainforest that’s quite pretty.
This year, my wife and I will be mailing square (5.25″ x 5.25″) Christmas cards in envelopes. I understand that the current postage rate for such an item is 64 cents. Will there be (or is there already) a 64-cent holiday stamp? If so, can they be ordered online? If we get them early, is there any likelihood that postage rates will increase between now and Christmas 2010?
Hi Paul,
Sorry, but I’m not sure if postage rates will go up? Might be best to contact the USPS to make sure and to see about the holiday stamps! Sorry again…