Shel Silverstein USPS Forever Postage Stamps

2022 Shel Silverstein Forever Stamps

USPS issued this Forever stamp in 2022 to honor author and illustrator Shel Silverstein. The artwork adapts the familiar image of a boy catching an apple from the cover of The Giving Tree, first published in 1964. The issue recognizes Silverstein’s distinctive writing, illustration, and wordplay.

Format and quantity options

The original USPS format is a pane of 20 self-adhesive stamps. This listing offers:

• 5 sheets: 100 stamps
• 15 sheets: 300 stamps
• 50 sheets: 1,000 stamps

Postage use

Each stamp has Forever value for the current USPS First-Class Mail one-ounce letter rate. It can continue to be used after rate changes. Heavy, oversized, rigid, square, and international mail may require additional postage.

For readers and everyday correspondence

The black-and-white literary artwork can complement notes to teachers, readers, families, and book lovers while remaining suitable for everyday mail. Explore more commemorative stamps or view other First-Class stamps.