2023年美国邮票发行计划和图稿（1）

2023年美国邮政计划发行23套邮票，下面是图稿和简介。绝大部分邮票面值都是平信邮资，即1盎司（28.3克）国内信函。2022年7月10日调整邮资后为0.6美元，折合人民币大约4.4元。其他邮资发行品种比较少，出现了我会标出。美国邮票并没有区分普通邮票和纪特邮票，有些邮票发行量巨大，使用频率高，相当于我们的普通邮票，但都和纪特邮票混合发行，这样来看，美国的普通邮票年年更新。大致给大家翻译一下。

1.   Lunar New Year - Year of the Rabbit

农历新年—兔年 全套1枚
The fourth of 12 stamps in the latest Lunar New Year stamp series celebrates the Year of the Rabbit. Calling to mind the elaborately decorated masks used in the dragon or lion dances often performed in Lunar New Year parades, this three-dimensional mask depicting a rabbit is a contemporary take on the long tradition of paper-cut folk art crafts created during this auspicious time of year. The rabbit mask design incorporates colors and patterns with symbolic meaning. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp and pane with original art by Camille Chew.

最新农历新年邮票系列为十二生肖中的第四个生肖兔。让人想起农历新年游行中经常表演的舞龙或舞狮中精心装饰的面具，这款描绘兔子的三维面具是当代的技术和传统剪纸工艺的结合，以此纪念这一特殊的全年最吉祥的时刻。兔子面具设计融合了具有象征意义的颜色和图案。艺术总监Antonio Alcalá用Camille Chew的原创设计了邮票和大版。

2.   Love

爱 全套2枚
Celebrate 50 years since the first Love stamp was issued with two new Love stamps, one featuring a kitten and the other a puppy with their front paws resting atop a big heart. The word “LOVE” is featured in all caps behind each animal. The stamp designs were painted with oils on wood panel, then scanned and edited digitally. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps with original art by Chris Buzelli.

用两枚新的爱情邮票来庆祝第一套爱情邮票发行50周年，一枚是一只小猫，另一枚是一只小狗，他们的前爪放在一颗心上的。“爱”一词出现在每种动物背后的所有帽子中。邮票设计是在木板上涂上油画，然后进行数字扫描和编辑。艺术总监Ethel Kessler用Chris Buzelli的原创设计了邮票。

3.   *Great Smoky Mountains (Priority Mail Express)

大烟山（特快专递邮资）全套1枚，面值26.95美元，折合人民币大约196元
Home to the most visited national park in the United States, the Great Smoky Mountains boast extensive national forests and a vast array of native plants and animals. Equally rich in history, folkways and culture, they are an American treasure, which the Postal Service celebrates with this new Priority Mail Express stamp. The stamp art captures an iconic mountain scene located near Newfound Gap between Gatlinburg, TN, and Cherokee, NC. In the foreground, a red-tailed hawk flies over the landscape. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp with original art by Dan Cosgrove.

大烟山是美国游客最多的国家公园的所在地，拥有广阔的国家森林和大量的本土动植物。它们同样丰富的历史、民俗和文化，是美国的宝藏，邮政用这枚新的特快专递邮资的邮票来纪念它。邮票绘制了位于田纳西州加特林堡和北卡罗来纳州切罗基之间的纽芬兰峡谷附近的标志性山景。在前景中，一只红尾鹰飞越了群山。艺术总监Greg Breeding设计了Dan Cosgrove的原创的邮票。

4.   *U.S. Flag

美国国旗 全套1枚
The Postal Service continues its tradition of celebrating the U.S. flag with this stamp, available in panes of 20, booklets of 20, and coils of 100, 3,000 and 10,000. The stamp art bears a straightforward graphic design of OId Glory. Providing a solid foundation for the flag are the word “FREEDOM” in gray and, below it, “FOREVER/USA.” Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp with existing art by Hong Li.

邮政延续了用这枚邮票庆祝美国国旗的传统，有20枚大版、20枚小本票和100枚、3000枚以及10000枚的滚筒邮票。邮票采用了OId Glory的平面设计，简单明了。国旗的下方是灰色字体“自由”一词，下面是“永远可以使用的邮票/美国”。艺术总监Antonio Alcalá用Hong Li的现有作品设计了这枚邮票。

5.   Ernest J. Gaines

厄内斯特·盖恩斯 全套1枚
The 46th stamp in the Black Heritage series honors Ernest J. Gaines (1933-2019). Best known for such novels as “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and “A Lesson Before Dying,” Gaines drew from his childhood as the son of sharecroppers on a Louisiana plantation to explore the untold stories of rural African Americans, adding a vital voice to American literature. The stamp features an oil painting of Gaines, based on a 2001 photograph. Mike Ryan designed the stamp with art by Robert Peterson. Greg Breeding served as art director.

黑人遗产系列的第46枚邮票纪念欧内斯特·J·盖恩斯（1933-2019）。盖恩斯以《简·皮特曼小姐的自传》和《死前的教训》等小说而闻名，他从童年作为路易斯安那州种植园佃农的儿子开始，探索非裔美国人不为人知的故事，为美国文学增添了重要的声音。该邮票以盖恩斯的油画为蓝本，该油画基于2001年的一张照片。迈克·瑞安用罗伯特·彼得森的艺术设计了这枚邮票。Greg Breeding担任艺术总监。

6.   $10 Floral Geometry

花卉几何学 全套1枚 面值10美元（约73元人民币）
A new Floral Geometry stamp, denominated at $10, will be available for purchase, complementing the similarly designed $2 and $5 stamps issued in 2022. The stamps lend an elegant and contemporary appearance to packages, large envelopes and other mailings. The stamp art features a series of overlapping geometric shapes that mimic the symmetry of floral patterns found in nature. The watercolor background and the glimmer of the foil-stamped design and typography create a sophisticated look. The stamp will be issued in panes of four. The stamps were designed and created by the firm Spaeth Hill. Antonio Alcalá was the art director.

新的花卉几何邮票面值为10美元，可供购买，以补充2022年发行的类似设计的2美元和5美元的邮票。这些设计优雅并充满了现代气息的邮票可用于包裹、大信封和其他邮件。设计以一系列重叠的几何形状为特色，模仿了自然界中花卉图案的对称性。水彩背景以及铝箔盖章的设计和排版的闪光营造出精致的外观。邮票将以四枚的小版发行。是由Spaeth Hill公司设计的。安东尼奥·阿尔卡拉是艺术总监。