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Celebrate the Holidays with New Stamps

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It’s only October, but the holidays are right around the corner. The Postal Service has an exciting lineup of holiday stamps that will be available soon. Here’s a brief rundown of some of the things we have in store.

The will be released this Thursday, October 10, at the ASDA National Postage Stamp Show in New York City. The vibrant issuance depicts the rich red and deep green leaves surrounding the flower.

poinsettiaOn Friday, October 11, two more holiday stamps will be released at the ASDA stamp show. One is the , which features Gossaert’s 1531 painting Virgin and Child.
VirginandChildStampThe other is the Holy Family Forever® stamp, which features an illustration showing Joseph leading a donkey that carries Mary and Jesus, guided by a star shining in the twilight of a desert sky.
Holy FamilyThe Global Forever®: Evergreen Wreath stamp will be released on October 24. This international rate stamp offers a single price for any First-Class Mail International® 1-ounce letter to any country in the world.
EvergreenWreath-Forever-Single-BGv1And that’s not all. New issuances slated to be released later this fall include new Hanukkah and Kwanzaa Forever® stamps, in addition to the awesome new Gingerbread Houses Forever® stamps. Check back soon for more details! GingerbreadHousesmaller

Holy Family Stamp to Be Reissued in 2013

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HolyFamily2013-Forever-single-BGv1The Holy Family Forever® stamp, first issued in 2012, features an illustration of the Flight into Egypt, a traditional episode from the Nativity story that reminds us of the joys of the Christmas season: family, togetherness, and the birth of the baby Jesus.

Described in the second chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew, the Holy Family’s journey has been an abiding subject for artists and musicians for centuries and continues to be an important part of the Christmas story.

We are delighted to announce today that the Holy Family stamp will be reissued in October 2013, just in time for the holiday season. Stay tuned for more details about the First Day of Issue event.

Holy Family & Santa and Sleigh: Some of Our Favorite Links

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Are you ready for the holidays? Well, we are, and we kicked off the start of the holiday season last week with the release of the Holy Family and Santa and Sleigh stamps. In case you missed the fun, here’s a brief roundup of some of our favorite Christmas stamps news stories of the week.

  • The Holy Family stamp departs from the usual Madonna and Child image that appears on U.S. postage stamps. “Forty-eight out of 50 years were the same type of image,” says Louis Guiliano from the USPS Board of Governors. “We wanted to express a different part of the Christmas story.” Read more from Guiliano and about the Holy Family stamp here.
  • Even Santa himself made it to the dedication of the Santa and Sleigh stamps! For more pictures from the celebration, visit the USPS Media Center.

Also this week we send a special shout-out to Hints from Heloise, which featured Stamp Camp USA, an organization that introduces kids to the fun hobby of stamp collecting. Follow the link to learn how you can help.

Voting by absentee ballot this year? Make sure you have the right amount of postage!

December 17, the busiest mail day for USPS, will be here sooner that we realize. Have you gotten your stamps yet?

2012 Holy Family Stamp Revealed

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Before you start your weekend, we have a little gift for you! For Christmas in 2012, we will be issuing the Holy Family stamp, which features a scene from the Nativity story. Art director William J. Gicker worked with designer Greg Breeding and artist Nancy Stahl to create the stamp. What do you think? The stamp will be available next year.