Eid Greetings Stamps

With a desion that evokes centuries of tradition, this Eid Greetings stamp, featuring gold calligraphy and an olive branchcommemorates the two most important festivals or eids in the islamic calendar: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. On these daysMuslims wish each other Eidukum mubarak, the phrase shown in lslamic calligraphy on the stamp. Eidukummubarak translates iterally as "May your Eid be bountiful (or blessed)," a phrase that can be applied to both Eid a-Fit and Eical-Adha.

The calligraphy on previous Eid stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service® has read Eid mubarak, "may the religious holidavbe blessed, with the "your" implied, but this new stamp includes the word "your" to give the text more body within a horizontaframe. The stylized olive branch carries connotations of abundance, family, hospitality, and peace. The background color ispurple.

In 2022, Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated in North America beginning at sunset on May 2 and Eid al-Adha will be celebratedbeginning at sunset on July 9. (These dates, which are based on geographical location and precicted sightings of the moon.are preliminary and may vary slightly as each festival approaches.)

The U.S. Postal Service issued its first Eid stamp, with gold calligraphy against a blue background, on September 1, 2001. Anew Eid stamp with gold calligraphy against a reddish background debuted in 2011 and was reissued with a greenbackground in 2013.

All Eid stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service to date feature the work of world-renowned calligrapher Mohamed ZakariyaofArlington, Virginia. The art director for this stamp was Ethel Kessler.

Like other stamps in the Holiday Celebrations series, id Greetings is being issued as a Forever® stamp. Forever stamps arealways equal in yalue to the current First-Class Mai® one-ounce price.Made in the USA