USPS - Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake

In 2025, the U.S. Postal Service will issue the sixth of twelve stamps in its latest Lunar New Year series. This digital stamp collectible features the Year of the Snake, beginning January 29, 2025, and concluding on February 16, 2026. Those born in the Year of the Snake are said to be quiet, wise, and deep-thinking, making them proficient musicians, philosophers, writers, and teachers. A snake year is sometimes referred to as a “little dragon year” because it follows the dragon on the zodiac. 2025 marks the year of the Wood Snake.

Dropping in blind box Waitlist format.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake
This digital stamp art features original artwork by artist Camille Chew, who constructed the three-dimensional snake mask out of hand-printed paper that was then cut, scored, and folded into shape. She then embellished the mask with acrylic paint and other paper elements, like flowers and tassels, and covered the back of the mask in a layer of papier-mâché.

The mask was then photographed on a white background by Sally Anderson-Bruce, which art director Antonio Alcalá used to design the stamp.

Drop Date: 29 January 2025, 8 AM PT
List Price: 6.00
Editions: 5,888
Rarity: Common
Edition Type: First Edition
First Edition for Public Sale: #21
License: USPS
Brand: USPS Stamp Art
Series: Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake
Available: Globally

‍_{A total of 50 editions from each rarity will be withheld by VeVe for licensor, promotional, team and comp distribution.}

Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake – Pane of 20
This digital stamp pane artwork includes twenty Year of the Snake stamps. Calling to mind the elaborately decorated masks used in the dragon or lion dances often performed in Lunar New Year parades, the digital stamp art highlights a three-dimensional mask depicting a snake, which is a contemporary take on the long tradition of paper-cut folk-art crafts created during this time of year.

Drop Date: 29 January 2025, 8 AM PT
List Price: 6.00
Editions: 588
Rarity: Secret Rare
Edition Type: First Edition
First Edition for Public Sale: #21
License: USPS
Brand: USPS Stamp Art
Series: Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake
Available: Globally

‍_{A total of 50 editions from each rarity will be withheld by VeVe for licensor, promotional, team and comp distribution.}

_{There is a 5,000 minimum Points bid for this blind box. 40% of reservations will be allocated in the Waitlist for MCP Priority Bidding.}

_{© 2025 United States Postal Service®. All Rights Reserved. Used with Permission}

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_{United States Postal Service
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