Our trusty United States Postal Office has several themed stamps, so here is a roundup to make stamp shopping even easier than it already is.
1 The Evergreen 44¢ stamp (2010) comes in 4 varieties, and is seasonal without being religious
2 The Winter Holidays 44¢ stamp (2009), also 4 varieties (reindeer, snowman, gingerbread man and toy soldier), and also non-denominational
3 The Winter Olympics happened last February, but you can still celebrate snow sports with the Vancouver Olympics 44¢ commemorative stamp (2010)
4 The 2010 44¢ Christmas stamp is Angel With Lute, a beautiful detail of a fresco painted by Melozzo da Forli in 1494. (I love this one but my grandmother would plotz!)
5 Last year's 44¢ Christmas stamp, Madonna and Sleeping Child, is still available. It features a 17th-century painting by Sassoferrato that is in the collection of the Hearst Castle in California (so you know it's super-classy)
6 This 44¢ Kwanzaa stamp was issued last year and depicts a joyful, Cubist portrait of an African-American family
7 The Hanukkah 44¢ stamp (2009) features a tasteful silver menorah with all 9 candles lit
8 It's only 29¢, so you'll have to buy additional postage, but this Polar Bear from 2009 might be the perfect wintertime stamp
Do you buy seasonal stamps for holiday cards? Which is your favorite?
All images: usps.org
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Just got some of these Evergreen-Forever stamps. Even lovelier in person.
What about postcards? I think the postage for those is only 28 cents.
I might get those evergreen stamps and use them all year - they're lovely!
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The polar bear stamp is for mailing postcards. So if you want to be eco-friendly and mail postcards instead of the regular kind, these are cute! Thanks for this list! I had no idea about the evergreen ones -- I'll definitely be buying a supply of those to use year-round.
Just remember, postage rates are projected to go up in early 2011. Don't horde too many of those 44-centers, or you'll be mussing about with those 2-cent add-ons in the new year.
@Melanie P - thanks! AT got the price wrong - it is 28 cents. I thought it was really weird that there would be a 29 cent stamp. :)
...and for the ones in UK, Wallace and Gromit getting ready for Christmas:
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/stamps/content1?catId=32200669&mediaId=130000787
I like having more Forever choices besides the Liberty Bell. I'll have to stock up.
I don't get the typography on the pine cone stamp-- it reads to me as if the "forever" in USA FOREVER is crossed out. Seems kinda ominous, like the designer knows something WE don't know...
to shirley-temple-of-doom
I think they struck 44 and Forever in case someone tries to use these images to make their own stamps and bypass the payment part.
Let's not forget the 44-cent Celebrate! stamp -- good for all happy occasions :-)
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I'm getting married in Lake Tahoe next summer and just used the evergreen stamps for our save the dates. The pinecones match our venue perfectly and they're so much better than most of the saccharine Love stamps out there.