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Click on the /\ at the right to see why this label may hold the record for the most USPS mailing labels produced, essentially similar to each other, except for the destination and other encoded information, to be produced for a single mailing purpose.

“WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service announced today that it has delivered more than 270 million COVID-19 test kits to American households as part of President Biden’s plan to distribute free at-home tests to Americans for free. The Postal Service reported over 68 million test kit packages (with four tests per kit) have been shipped to American households across all states, Tribes and territories; each package contains four individual test kits. On average, it takes just 1.2 days for the Postal Service to deliver a test kit package once it has been received from the manufacturer, kitted and entered into the mailstream. On Tuesday, Feb. 22, the Postal Service delivered over 6 million COVID-19 test kit packages — the highest single day volume delivered since shipping began at the end of January.

The label bears the inscription “USPS CONNECT™” which suggests and developed for this extraordinary mailing. this is a new trademark owned by the USPS. The latest available list of USPS Trademarks is found in the DMM (Domestic Mail Manual) Section 7.2. updated 12/26/2021

“Testing is an important tool to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Public health experts and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that Americans use at-home tests if they begin to have symptoms, at least five days after coming in close contact with someone who has COVID-19, or are gathering indoors with a group of people who are at risk of severe disease or unvaccinated.

To help ensure Americans have tests on hand if a need arises, the Biden Administration is purchasing one billion at-home, rapid COVID-19 tests to give to Americans for free. A half-billion tests will be available for order on January 19^th and will be mailed directly to American households.”

Reference: White House Announcement

The work recognized on this stamp has saved millions of lives prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and millions more after that. The understanding of how the human body reacts to produces antibodies search out and destroy the invasive infectious agents has led to vaccines for numerous infection which sicken, disable, and kill humans is a remarkable achievement. No less an accomplishment is the development .to methods to produce, deliver, and administer hundreds of millions of doses to people all over the world in a achievement that has saved millions of lives.

These achievements are recognized by this 20 c. US Commemorative postage stamp, issued in 1984.