# 5637 - 2021 First-Class Forever Stamp - Message Monsters: Four Armed Monster
US #5637
2021 Four Armed Monster – Message Monsters
- One of four stamps picturing playful monsters
- Pane of 20 included dozens of stickers to personalize the stamps with hearts, hats, voice balloons, flowers, and thought bubbles.
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Message Monsters
Value: 58¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: September 24, 2021
First Day City: Topeka, Kansas
Quantity Issued: 18,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To encourage people (especially children) to have fun with sending mail or even collecting stamps.
About the stamp designs: Includes an illustration of a four armed striped monster by Elise Gravel.
Special design details: The pane of 20 included dozens of stickers in the selvage to personalize the stamps with hearts, hats, voice balloons, flowers, and thought bubble.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Redbud Park in Topeka, Kansas.
About the Message Monsters set: Includes four stamps picturing illustrations of different monsters by Elise Gravel. Selvage includes lots of stickers to accessorize the monsters and make sending mail a more interactive experience. It was also hoped that these designs would help get children more interested in stamps and sending mail.
History the stamp represents: When the USPS created a set of Message Monsters stamps in 2021, many speculated it was to attract younger people to the world of stamps. In addition to picturing four different monsters, the panes of 20 also included accessory stickers to decorate the stamps with. These included hearts, hats, voice balloons, flowers, and more.
Dressing up stamps before sending out your letter surely is fun, but why did the USPS choose monsters? Any parent or grandparent could guess the reason. Almost every child, at some point in their younger years, becomes fascinated with monsters. For some children, this means begging their parents to pretend to be a monster and chase them around the playground. For others, it means asking mom or dad to read the same friendly monster story before bed every night. Even the famed children’s television show Sesame Street makes use of kids’ love of monsters!
Whether a friendly monster or a scary monster, it’s fun for children to play pretend with parents and friends. With the 2021 Message Monsters stamps, now they can play pretend with folks they might not get to see very often. After all, who wouldn’t want to get a monster in the mail from a mischievous child they love?!
US #5637
2021 Four Armed Monster – Message Monsters
- One of four stamps picturing playful monsters
- Pane of 20 included dozens of stickers to personalize the stamps with hearts, hats, voice balloons, flowers, and thought bubbles.
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Message Monsters
Value: 58¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: September 24, 2021
First Day City: Topeka, Kansas
Quantity Issued: 18,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To encourage people (especially children) to have fun with sending mail or even collecting stamps.
About the stamp designs: Includes an illustration of a four armed striped monster by Elise Gravel.
Special design details: The pane of 20 included dozens of stickers in the selvage to personalize the stamps with hearts, hats, voice balloons, flowers, and thought bubble.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Redbud Park in Topeka, Kansas.
About the Message Monsters set: Includes four stamps picturing illustrations of different monsters by Elise Gravel. Selvage includes lots of stickers to accessorize the monsters and make sending mail a more interactive experience. It was also hoped that these designs would help get children more interested in stamps and sending mail.
History the stamp represents: When the USPS created a set of Message Monsters stamps in 2021, many speculated it was to attract younger people to the world of stamps. In addition to picturing four different monsters, the panes of 20 also included accessory stickers to decorate the stamps with. These included hearts, hats, voice balloons, flowers, and more.
Dressing up stamps before sending out your letter surely is fun, but why did the USPS choose monsters? Any parent or grandparent could guess the reason. Almost every child, at some point in their younger years, becomes fascinated with monsters. For some children, this means begging their parents to pretend to be a monster and chase them around the playground. For others, it means asking mom or dad to read the same friendly monster story before bed every night. Even the famed children’s television show Sesame Street makes use of kids’ love of monsters!
Whether a friendly monster or a scary monster, it’s fun for children to play pretend with parents and friends. With the 2021 Message Monsters stamps, now they can play pretend with folks they might not get to see very often. After all, who wouldn’t want to get a monster in the mail from a mischievous child they love?!