The United States Postal Service will be hosting a first-day-of-issue ceremony on September 8, 2023 on the Chaves County Courthouse Lawn in Roswell, NM. The ceremony will take place at 6pm MDT as one of the main events for the 36th Annual Piñata Festival. Additional information about about piñatas can be found on the following websites:
https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/459-history-of-the-pinata
https://www.spanish.academy/blog/the-most-fascinating-facts-about-the-latin-american-pinata
About the Stamp
Víctor Meléndez created the original art and designed the stamps. Antonio Alcalá was the art director. The Piñatas! stamps feature four vibrant illustrations; two are of a donkey with either a bright pink or orange background, and two feature a seven-point star set against either a purple or green background. The stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp in a booklet of 20.
For more information about the artist Víctor Meléndez please visit: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/visual-arts/usps-new-pinata-stamps-created-by-seattle-artist-victor-melendez/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_inset_1.1
Note: Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.
For more detailed on this stamp, please visit the USPS News Release