Before you mail out that wonky-sized birthday card or lumpy wedding invitation, you should check if it costs more.
For envelopes that are square, bigger than usual, aren’t flat or shaped weird, you’re going to need more than a 78-cent stamp if you want the United States Postal Service to deliver it.
Saturday, USPS issued a new stamp that will be used for these “non-machineable” envelopes, featuring a luna moth with green wings, a white and yellow body and feathery brown antennae, USPS announced on its website.
Such envelopes require special handling and extra postage. The current surcharge rate for non-machineable envelopes is 49 cents, according to USPS. That’s in addition to the 78-cent stamp.
As is the case with a “Forever stamp,” the luna moth stamp will always be valid, regardless if the non-machineable surcharge rate changes.
The luna moth stamp was revealed Saturday at the Great American Stamp Show in Schaumburg, Illinois, according to USPS.
The stamp was designed by Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, using an image by artist Joseph Scheer.
The luna moth stamp comes in panes of 20 and can be purchased at post offices or at usps.com/shopstamps.
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