Summer Stamp Sales Skyrocket

On the heels of improving sales numbers during the summer, Post Office stamp sales for September showed an increase over this time last year.
September 2011 stamp sales increased more than 3.2 percent compared to those in September 2010. The top selling stamps were the “Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag” coil of 100, with 322 million stamps sold. Customers purchased 213 million “Liberty Bell” book stamps.
Commemorative stamps also were popular and continued to drive overall stamp sales. Commemorative stamp revenue for the month comprised 9.2 percent of total sales, a half-point percent increase over the ratio reported for August.
Top commemorative sellers were:
“Send a Hello”: 14 million stamps
“Owney the Postal Dog”: 9.2 million stamps
“Edward Hopper”: 7.3 million stamps
“U.S. Merchant Marine”: 5.7 million stamps
“Go Green”: 5.2 million stamps
“Send a Hello” Forever stamps feature characters from Disney•Pixar Animation Studios movies and include, Buzz Lightyear from “Toy Story”, Lightning McQueen and Mater from “Cars”, and the robot Wall•E from “Wall•E”.
Most best-selling commemoratives, along with the month’s top selling stamps, reflect continuing customer interest in Americana, patriotic and animal themes. “Owney the Postal Dog” is proving popular. Available since July 27, the stamp honoring the mail train-riding pooch sold over 11 million copies in its first month and more than 20 million stamps to date.