Holiday Newsroom

Santa mail

USPS Operation Santa^®

Connect letters from deserving kids with generous donors who fulfill their wish lists on behalf of Santa.

Greetings from the North Pole

Wondering how to receive letters from Santa with a North Pole postmark? Get all the details here.

News releases

DEC14 • Get ready for the busiest mailing and shipping week
| Prepárese para la semana más agitada para el correo y los envíos

DEC4 • Bring cheer to a deserving child this holiday season
| Regale alegría a un niño esta navidad

DEC2 • Post Offices nationwide will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1
| El Servicio Postal estará cerrado 25 de diciembre, y 1 de enero de 2021

NOV25 • Cyber Monday shopping? USPS has you covered
| El Servicio Postal lo puede ayudar en Cyber Monday

NOV19 • Send your packages early this holiday season
| Envíe sus paquetes con anticipación en esta temporada festiva

NOV16 • Operation Santa is nationwide this year
| Operacion Santa llegara a todo el país este ano

NOV4 • Do you know what you can and can’t send through the mail?
| Sabe lo que puede y lo que no puede enviar por correo postal

OCT6 • Military holiday shipping deadlines
| Fechas recomendadas para envios a miembros en servicio

Mail-by dates

Contiguous U.S. mail-by dates for expected delivery before December 25th* (excluding Alaska & Hawaii):

USPS Retail Ground^™

December 15 • Buy stamps

First-Class Mail^®

December 18 • Buy stamps

Priority Mail^®

December 19 • Print a label

Priority Mail Express^®

December 23* • Print a label

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*Not a guarantee, unless otherwise noted. Dates are for estimated delivery before Dec. 25. Actual delivery date may vary depending on origin, destination, Post Office acceptance date and time, and other conditions. Some restrictions apply. For Priority Mail Express shipments mailed Dec. 22 through Dec. 25, the money-back guarantee applies only if the shipment was not delivered, or delivery was not attempted, within two business days.

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Stamps & postmarks

Holiday stamps

Did you know you can buy stamps, including special holiday stamps, online?

Shop holiday stamps

USPS holiday stamp examples

National postmark

From December 2 to December 31, the Postal Service will postmark stamps with the a special "Happy Holidays" graphic.

USPS 2020 holiday postmark

North Pole postmark

Customers can also get letters from Santa with the North Pole Postmark in time for the holidays. Learn more here

USPS Postmark for the North Pole.

Holiday resources

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.

Media contact information page

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Videos

USPS holiday campaign ads and how-to videos for shipping

United States Postal Inspection Service

Holiday readiness – Delivering protection to every address