Add playful vintage romance and sweet Valentine charm to your letters with these vintage unused "Candy Hearts" postage stamps from the USPS "Love" series! Featuring a pink and yellow pair of conversation-style candy hearts arranged to spell “I love you,” this cheerful design is perfect for adding nostalgic candy imagery, pastel color, romantic symbolism, and whimsical personality to save-the-dates, wedding invitations, thank you cards, bridal shower invitations, engagement announcements, anniversary mailings, Valentine cards, and other snail mail. In pristine mint condition and valid for current postage use, each stamp holds a face value of 37-cents. These authentic USPS postage stamps are suitable for current mailing when used with the total required postage based on the weight of your mailing.

Purchase includes a total of TEN (10) mint condition "Candy Hearts" 37-cent postage stamps shown in the product listing photos. These are NOT forever stamps — you must combine additional postage with this stamp to mail your correspondence according to current USPS postage rate requirements.

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STAMP INFORMATION:

• Stamp Name: Candy Hearts
• Stamp Series: Love
• Year Issued: 2004
• Face Value: 37-cents (USD) per stamp
• Topic(s): Candy Hearts, Conversation Hearts, Valentine Candy, I Love You, Hearts, Love, Romance, Courtship, Valentine’s Day, Candy, Sweets, Pink Heart, Yellow Heart, USPS Love Series, USPS Special Stamps
• Color(s): Pink, Yellow, Red, White, Black, Multicolored
• Mailing Occasions: Wedding Invitations, Save-the-Dates, Valentine Weddings, Playful Weddings, Colorful Weddings, Retro Weddings, Bridal Shower Invitations, Engagement Announcements, Anniversary Cards, Valentine Mailings, Love Letters, Birthday Cards, Thank You Notes, Everyday Correspondence
• Printing Method: Gravure
• Scott Number: 3833
• Adhesion Type: Self-Adhesive
• Stamp Size: 30 x 23 mm / 1.19 × 0.91 in
• Condition: Genuine Unused USPS Postage Stamps, Ready to Use for USPS Mailings, Mint Condition

STAMP DESCRIPTION & HISTORY: The 2004 "Love — Candy Hearts" stamp was issued as part of the USPS "Love" series and features two familiar candy hearts—one pink and one yellow—positioned so their printed words and heart symbol communicate “I love you.” Designer Michael Osborne created the stamp around the long-standing tradition of small candy hearts carrying brief affectionate messages. Issued on January 14, 2004, in Revere, Massachusetts, the 37-cent stamp was produced by Avery Dennison using gravure printing and released in a self-adhesive convertible booklet of 20. It's combination of nostalgic candy imagery, bold typography, pastel color, and an unmistakably romantic message makes it an especially playful issue within the Love series.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: The "Love — Candy Hearts" design carries themes of affection, playfulness, courtship, sweetness, joy, friendship, and love expressed simply and directly. The familiar candy-heart format turns a small token into a clear declaration of affection, making the design especially fitting for wedding invitations, save-the-dates, engagements, anniversaries, Valentine mailings, and notes celebrating close relationships.

STAMP SERIES HISTORY: The USPS Love series began in 1973 and developed into one of the Postal Service’s most recognizable recurring themes for romantic and celebratory correspondence. Over the decades, the series has incorporated hearts, flowers, birds, lettering, decorative art, and other symbols associated with affection and relationships. The 2004 Love — Candy Hearts issue brought a distinctly playful and nostalgic approach to the series by using colorful candy hearts and their short romantic messages as the central design. USPS records identify Michael Osborne as the designer of this issue.

GENUINE USPS POSTAGE: These unused vintage postage stamps are perfectly valid for use as current postage for mailing with USPS as long as you use an adequate amount of additional postage to achieve standard postage rates according to the weight of your mailing. Check current postage rates on the USPS website.

PROCESSING & SHIPPING: Orders are typically processed and shipped within 1-3 business days of placing your order. All orders are shipped from California — please allow additional time for transit.

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TELL YOUR STORY IN STAMPS: We’ve worked with hundreds of couples and their stationers to custom design highly stylized personalized postage sets based on our customer’s life stories. We can help you curate personalized vintage postage sets to commemorate your save-the-date, wedding, shower, announcement, and other special occasions in a truly unique fashion. Drawing on our encyclopedic knowledge of every stamp ever issued by the USPS, and sourcing from our extensive inventory of collectable unused vintage stamps, we’ll help you tell your unique story in stamps!

ABOUT HERITAGE POST HOUSE: Jennifer Kramer is the founder of Heritage Post House, a boutique vintage postage house located in Northern California. Jennifer sources the most beautiful unused vintage postage stamps ever issued by USPS and artfully arranges them into curated postage sets that are sure to add a special touch to your invitations, announcements, and special mailings. In addition to creating pre-arranged postage sets, Jennifer also works with couples (and their stationers) to create one-of-a-kind custom postage arrangements for wedding invitations, save the dates, and other special occasions.

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Product Specifications

Length: 1.19 in.
Height: 0.01 in.
Width: 0.91 in.
Weight: 0.01 lbs.