# 5638 - 2021 First-Class Forever Stamp - Message Monsters: Tentacled Monster
US #5638
2021 Tentacled 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 tentacled yellow monster with red polka dots 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: In the Digital Age, it’s not often we receive personal correspondences in the mail. It’s usually bills, ads, and other junk mail. However, when we do receive a letter or card from a loved one, it makes our day a little extra special. That’s even more true for children – who often receive no mail at all.
In 2021, the USPS issued four Forever stamps picturing fun and colorful monsters. The intent was to encourage children to take interest in stamps and mail. One of the best ways to do that is by having them send short letters to friends and family. This has the added bonus of helping young children work on their reading and writing skills without it feeling like schoolwork. And receiving a letter from a child is sure to put a smile on anyone’s face.
Writing letters can even turn into a group activity involving the whole family. Older children can write the letter while their younger siblings can add fun decorations like stickers or glitter. And, of course, parents can help address the letter properly and point out where the stamp goes. Then everyone can get together to walk the letter to the mailbox or drive it to the post office.
Letter writing may not be as common as it used to be, but that makes it all the more special when you do send something personal in the mail.
US #5638
2021 Tentacled 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 tentacled yellow monster with red polka dots 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: In the Digital Age, it’s not often we receive personal correspondences in the mail. It’s usually bills, ads, and other junk mail. However, when we do receive a letter or card from a loved one, it makes our day a little extra special. That’s even more true for children – who often receive no mail at all.
In 2021, the USPS issued four Forever stamps picturing fun and colorful monsters. The intent was to encourage children to take interest in stamps and mail. One of the best ways to do that is by having them send short letters to friends and family. This has the added bonus of helping young children work on their reading and writing skills without it feeling like schoolwork. And receiving a letter from a child is sure to put a smile on anyone’s face.
Writing letters can even turn into a group activity involving the whole family. Older children can write the letter while their younger siblings can add fun decorations like stickers or glitter. And, of course, parents can help address the letter properly and point out where the stamp goes. Then everyone can get together to walk the letter to the mailbox or drive it to the post office.
Letter writing may not be as common as it used to be, but that makes it all the more special when you do send something personal in the mail.