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2015 Holiday News2015 Holiday News

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News releasesNews releases

DEC21
USPS ready to deliver on busiest day
DEC14
Busiest mailing day of the year
DEC01
Holiday-themed stamps available at usps.com
DEC01
Post Offices open Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve
NOV24
Postal Service Letters FROM Santa Program
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NOV23
Take a picture with Charlie Brown characters
NOV6
USPS to deliver more than 15 billion pieces of holiday mail, packages
OCT23
New Geometric Snowflakes Forever stamps
OCT7
2015 Holiday shipping deadlines available
OCT7
Delivering holiday cheer to service members worldwide
SEPT30
Charlie Brown Christmas Forever stamps released
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Mail-by datesMail-by Dates

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Key shipping cut-off dates for December 25 arrival:

Standard Post™
December 15 • Buy stamps
First-Class® Mail
December 19 • Buy stamps
Priority Mail®
December 21 • Print a label
Priority Mail Express®
December 23 • Print a label

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Key shipping cut-off dates for December 25 arrival:

First-Class & Priority Mail International®
December 1 • Print a label
Priority Mail Express International®
December 8 • Print a label
Global Express Guaranteed®
December 19 • Print a label

*The dates listed above are the earliest deadlines for international mail.
For a complete list of shipping deadlines, go to our 2015 holiday dates, deadlines and facts sheet.

Domestic mail-by dates



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2015 Charlie Brown Christmas stamps
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2015 Geometric Snowflake stamps

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Holiday postmarks
2015 USPS holiday cancelation mark

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Operation Santa

Even Santa needs a little help during the holidays. Bring holiday cheer to kids in need by helping the Postal Service make Christmas wishes come true.
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Letters from Santa

The Postal Service can prove there is a Santa Claus with an official North Pole postmark.
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