About This Stamp
The Beach Umbrella booklet stamps were the Postal Service's response to consumers' requests for postcard-rate stamps in convenient $3 booklets.
Designed by Pierre Mion of Lovettsville, Virginia, the stamp features a wide, sandy beach with tufts of grass on drifting dunes. A sea gull hovers over the distant shoreline under a crystal blue sky. Propped against the heat of the midday sun is a large beach umbrella with red-and-yellow alternating panels.
First Day of Issue Ceremony
First Day of Issue Date: February 3, 1990
First Day of Issue Location: TBA