19 new stamp designs that have been planned for release this year were first revealed to the public by the US Postal Service back in November.

There are all sorts of diverse designs available and we cannot wait to get our hands on a bunch of them. You won’t be able to believe your eyes when you see all of the ideas that the US Postal Service managed to come up with.

Stamps
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We are particularly enamored with the Year of the Tiger stamp that serves as a celebration of the Lunar New Year. It’s great to see that the one and only Edmonia Lewis has her own stamp as well. Her Black Heritage stamp is an absolute must-have. The National Marine Sanctuaries stamp, which celebrates 50 years of the National Marine Sanctuary System, is another great one.

Earlier this month, the USPS announced that they are going to be releasing an additional seven stamps throughout the course of the year.

USPS Stamps
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Most of them did not inspire much commentary one way or the other. After all, we expect to see landmarks and nature on these stamps in most instances. There was one stamp, in particular, that caused a lot of controversy, though.

The Shel Silverstein stamp is a Forever stamp and it comes with an illustration from “The Giving Tree.”

The Giving Tree
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Why is this stamp leading to such heated discussion? We had no idea until we decided to look into it. The reactions seem to be mixed on social media, near as we can tell.

“The USPS is issuing a new 2022 Forever stamp to honor beloved children’s author Shel Silverstein’s ‘The Giving Tree.’ One of my favorite books to read,” tweeted the Stratford Academy Johnson House School Library.

Until now, we did not know that there were people who do not like this book. “Do I dislike The Giving Tree? Yes. Am I still going to order the postage stamp of it? Probably also yes,” said Macy Davis on Twitter.

Some were worried about the sadness of the story, others wanted to know where the titular tree was hiding. Meanwhile, there are others who think that the stump should have been represented. Either way, it has been funny to see all of the dissenting opinions and we have been enjoying a good laugh. How do you feel about this stamp? Be sure to let us know.