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2022 Global Stamp Issued — March 15, 2022
The USPS issued their very first Global Forever® stamp in 2013 (and it was a globe, appropriately). The USPS sends mail to over 190 countries, and guess whose photo of an African Daisy is going to be on the 2022 Global Forever® stamp? Drum roll, please…MINE!

I just got an email informing me that the news of the debut was released to the public today, so I can share the exciting news here!

USPS Reveals More Stamps for 2022: https://about.usps.com/…/0111-usps-reveals-more-stamps…

You can send 1 oz letters or postcards around the world with one Global Forever® stamp, which currently costs $1.30 and never expires, even if the postage price goes up. For large envelopes (flats) up to 15.994 oz, postage prices vary based on weight and destination.

The African Daisy stamp is being issued in self-adhesive panes of 10. This stamp will be released in Kansas City, MO, without a first-day-of-issue ceremony, on March 14. Sometimes the Postal Store will allow you to pre-order stamps from their website. I think they sometimes put issuances on pre-sale 30 days before issuance, so you might check out their site mid-February: usps.com/shop and then go to Stamps and search for African Daisy.

This is the 11th image I’ve had published as a Forever® stamp. Previously, I had images for: Ferns 2014, Water Lilies 2015 and Kenilworth Park (as part of the National Park Service 100th Anniversary 16-stamp panel) in 2016.
Sacred lotus stamp featured in The American Philatelist magazine — August 2016

My Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens sacred lotus stamp made the cover of the August 2016 issue of The American Philatelist and was featured inside as well.
USPS Official Press Release — National Park Forever Stamps — April 2016

Hi, I’m with the Postal Service and wanted to give you a heads up that Washington, D.C., area photographer Cindy Dyer beat the odds by having her beautiful water lily photo selected on a Forever Stamp as the 11th of 16 stamps to celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary.

The Postal Service gets about 40,000 suggestions for stamp ideas each year, but only about 20 topics make the cut. To have your work appear on a stamp is extremely rare and is often unparalleled in a photographer’s career.

The June 2 first-day-of-issue ceremony for the National Parks Forever Stamps pane will take place at New York City’s Javits Center at 11 a.m. as part of the world’s largest stamp show that only takes place in the United States once a decade, World Stamp Show-NY 2016. Dedication ceremonies will also take place at or near each of the National Parks depicted on the stamps. Individuals are asked to spread the news on social media by using the hashtags #NPSSTamps, #FindYourPark or #NPS100.

Other National Park Forever Stamps previewed to date include Acadia National Park, Arches National Park, Assateague Island National Seashore, Bandelier National Monument, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Everglades National Park, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Grand Canyon National Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore and Haleakalā National Park.
Special Dedication Ceremony on July 11, 2015 for Water Lilies Forever Stamps
https://cindydyer.wordpress.com/2015/07/13/special-dedication-ceremony-for-water-lilies-forever-stamps/
Garden Muse: A Botanical Portfolio
May 11 – June 26, 2015
The Gallery @ Children’s National
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.

Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Portion of sales goes to benefit Children’s National.
Garden Photography: Capturing the beauty of your garden
Featured in Celebrate Home Magazine, Summer 2013 Issue

In this 20-page publication, I share my tips and tricks for photographing your garden in its best light, whether you're shooting with a DSLR, point-n-shoot, or smartphone. You'll learn about composition, harnessing the light, photographic resources, and what's in my bag. Photographing gardens and the natural world has been enormously rewarding for me. Read your manual, shoot regularly, learn how to process your digital images and above all else: Always stay curious!
The Garfield-Perry March Party stamp show will host the first-day ceremony for the four Water Lilies forever stamps March 20 at 11:00 am. The show is March 19-21, 2015 at La Villa Conference and Banquet Center, 11500 Brookpark Road, in Cleveland, OH (near I-480 and West 130th). The Garfield-Perry Stamp Club celebrates its 125th anniversary this year.
Featured in Celebrate Home Magazine, Summer 2013 Issue
US Postal Service Fern Stamps: First issued in 2014, these five stamps celebrate the beauty and elegance of ferns. Each of these stamps depicts a close-up photograph of a different species of fern —autumn fern, Goldie's wood fern, soft shield fern, For­tune's holly fern, and painted fern. The shapes and textures of the fronds stand out against a stark white background, which highlights the placement of the leaflets along each fern's stem. Art director Phil Jordan designed the stamps using existing images by photographer Cindy Dyer. In March 2015, the USPS issued the Fern stamps as Forever stamps.
PUBLICATIONS

Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Washington, D.C.
Postage Stamp Guide
https://postagestampguide.com/stamps/20015/kenilworth-park-and-aquatic-gardens-washington-dc-2016-united-states-postage-stamp-national-parks

Washington, D.C. Aquatic Park Joins National Parks List
Linn’s Stamp News • April 18, 2016
https://www.linns.com/news/us-stamps-postal-history/kenilworth-aquatic-park-national-parks-stamp.html

Water Lily Stamps Featured:
https://www.pinterest.com/uspsstamps/2015-the-year-in-stamps/
http://www.linns.com/news/us-stamps/1591/USPS-offering-Water-Lilies-stamped-envelopes-April-17
http://virtualstampclub.com/lloydblog/?p=2137
http://www.trianglegardener.com/main/gardening-news/half-a-billion-water-lilies-in-full-bloom-at-nations-post-offices/
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/article/6539546
http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/recreation/water-lilies-in-bloom-at-post-offices-1.1297898?page=all
http://www.smartsoftusa.com/news/new-forever-stamps-released.html
http://southfloridapostalblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/water-l-i-l-i-e-s-spell-spring.html

Half a Billion Water Lilies in Full Bloom at Nation’s Post Offices Today
Stunning Macro Photography Captures Floral Beauty on Forever Stamps
https://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2015/pr15_017.htm

How to Grow Your Garden Photography Skills
https://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/a/tips-and-techniques/how-to-grow-your-garden-photography-skills.html

Fern Stamps Featured in Shutterbug Magazine
http://www.shutterbug.com/content/pushing-envelope
http://cindydyer.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/published-talking-pictures-column-in-shutterbug-magazine/

Interview by Mary Jasch in Dig-It Magazine
http://www.dig-itmag.com/columns/print/559_0_18_0/

The Old Farmer's Almanac 2004 All-Seasons Garden Guide
http://cindydyer.wordpress.com/tag/the-old-farmers-almanac/

Interview by Dominic Lovato, Our Stories and Perspectives, Fairfax County Park Authority
http://ourstoriesandperspectives.com/2014/08/13/cindy-dyer-a-photographer-at-green-spring/#comment-3207

Celebrate Home Magazine
In 2012 and 2013, my co-founder Barbara Kelley and I published four seasonal issues of Celebrate Home Magazine, a lifestyle magazine. To download free or purchase at-cost print copies, visit the website below
www.celebratehomemag.com
AWARDS

2011 Hermes Creative Awards (Platinum, Gold and Honorable Mention)
http://cindydyer.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/hermes-creative-awards/

Recipient of Oticon's Focus on People Award
http://www.pro.oticonusa.com/about/about-oticon/news-and-press/2008/11-03-08-2008-Focus-on-People.aspx
EXHIBITS

August 30–October 23, 2014, Garden Muse: Botanical Portfolio, Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria, VA
https://cindydyer.wordpress.com/2016/08/27/garden-muse-botanical-portfolio-exhibit-coming-soon/

February 2014, Eye of the Beholder, Four Artist Exhibit, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

January 2014, International Exhibit, 100 Wonders of the World, Art-Center in Saint-Petersburg, Russia
http://cindydyer.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/on-exhibit-at-the-art-center-in-saint-petersburg-russia/

July 2013, Photography Exhibit with Jefferson Evans, The Frame Factory, Vienna, VA
http://cindydyer.wordpress.com/2013/06/24/new-photography-exhibit-at-the-frame-factory-in-vienna-va/

March-April 2012, Garden Muse Portfolio Show, Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria, VA
http://cindydyer.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/scenes-from-an-exhibit-reception-part-1/
http://cindydyer.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/scenes-from-an-exhibit-reception-part-2/
http://cindydyer.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/scenes-from-an-exhibit-reception-part-3/