From the U.S. Postal Service announcement on November 17, 2020:From the USPS: Merging traditional artwork with modern design touches, this stamp depicts one of many stories about Raven, a figure of great significance to the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast. Among the cultures of the region, Raven plays an essential role in many traditional tales, including stories about the creation of the world. Inspired by the traditional story of Raven setting free the sun, the moon and the stars, Tlingit/Athabascan artist Rico Worl depicts Raven just as he escapes from his human family and begins to transform back into his bird form. Antonio Alcalá served as art director.

This stamp will be issued July 30th with a ceremony in Juneau, Alaska.

The Scott catalogue number is 5620.

Additional information will be posted below the line, with the most recent at the top.

Updated July 7th:
[ceremony information]
U.S. Postal Service Honors Raven Story with Stamp
Tlingit Artist Designed Stamp To Be Unveiled in Alaska

WHAT: The U.S. Postal Service will unveil the Raven Story Forever Stamp at the Sealaska Heritage Institute in Juneau, AK.

News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtags #RavenStoryStamp and #NativeAmericanRavenStory.

The Raven Story stamps can be preordered at USPS.com.

The story behind the stamp will also be featured on the U.S. Postal Service Facebook and Twitter pages, posting at 5 p.m. ET on July 30, 2021. A pictorial postmark of the designated first-day-of-issue city, Juneau, is available at usps.com/shopstamps.

WHO: Jakki Krage Strako, U.S. Postal Service chief commerce and business solutions officer and executive vice president

Rosita Worl, president, Sealaska Heritage Institute

Rico Worl, stamp artist

WHEN: Friday, July 30, 2021, at 11 a.m. AKDT

WHERE:
Sealaska Heritage Institute
105 S. Seward St.
Juneau, AK 99801

BACKGROUND: The stamp was created by Tlingit/Athabascan artist Rico Worl. The stamp design depicts a raven just as he escapes from his human family and begins to transform back into his bird form. To create the stamp art, Worl used formline, the traditional design style of the Indigenous people of the northern Northwest Coast. The art director is Antonio Alcalá.

Among the cultures of the region, the raven plays an essential role in many traditional tales, including stories about the creation of the world. The stamp is inspired by the traditional story of the raven setting the sun, moon and stars free.

The Raven Story stamps are being issued as a Forever stamp in panes of 20. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1 ounce price.

Updated June 17th:
Here are the first-day postmarks for this issue:The Digital Color Postmark measures 2.55″ x 1.45″The pictorial postmark measures 2.36″ x 1.14″

Updated June 17th from the Postal Bulletin:
On July 30, 2021, in Juneau, AK, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Raven Story stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 478000). This stamp will go on sale nationwide July 30, 2021, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

Merging traditional artwork with modern design touches, this stamp depicts one of many stories about Raven, a figure of great significance to the Indigenous people of the northern Northwest Coast, part of the area that ranges from Southeast Alaska through coastal British Columbia and south into Washington state. Among the cultures of the region, the raven plays an essential role in many traditional tales, including stories about the creation of the world. Inspired by the traditional story of Raven setting free the sun, the moon, and the stars, Tlingit/Athabascan artist Rico Worl depicts Raven just as he escapes from his human family and begins to transform back into his bird form. To create the stamp art, Worl used formline, the traditional design style of the Indigenous people of the northern Northwest Coast. Antonio Alcalá served as art director.