Holiday Newsroom
News releases
- DEC16 • USPS is ready for its busiest week of the year
- DEC5 • Post Offices nationwide will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1
- NOV25 • Cyber Monday shopping? USPS has you covered
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- NOV12 • Greetings from the North Pole Post Office
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- NOV7 • USPS will deliver more than 20 million packages per day this holiday season
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- OCT25 • Celebrate the season with holiday wreath stamps
- OCT21 • USPS offers safety tips for the holiday season
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- OCT10 • USPS releases deadlines for holiday shipping
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- OCT8 • Military holiday shipping deadlines
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- OCT7 • Holiday wreaths Forever stamps go on sale Oct. 25
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Mail-by dates
Contiguous U.S. mail-by dates for expected delivery before December 25th* (excluding Alaska & Hawaii):
*Actual delivery date may vary and is based on origin, destination, Post Office acceptance time and other conditions.
**Priority Mail Express® postage refund eligibility is adjusted for shipments mailed December 22-25. For Priority Mail Express® shipments mailed December 22 through December 25, the money-back guarantee applies only if the shipment was not delivered, or delivery was not attempted, within two (2) business days.
Christmas countdown
Holiday resources
Fact sheets
- Holiday mailing deadlines
- Holiday mail postmarks
- How to address an envelope
- How to mail a card or a letter
- How to write a personal card or letter
- Operation Santa
- Six ways to protect mail & packages
- Where to purchase stamps
— We're social for the holidays
Media contact
News Media ONLY: The following information is for news media personnel only. USPS media relations specialists will not be available to handle customer service issues.
Stamps & postmarks
Holiday stamps
Shop for holiday stamps here.
National postmark
From Monday, Dec. 2 to Tuesday, December 31, the Postal Service will postmark stamps with the following graphic:
North Pole postmark
Customers can also get letters from Santa with the North Pole Postmark in time for the holidays. Learn more here