WHAT:

Special Dedication Ceremony of the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Forever Stamp with Rudolph Pictorial Postmark

WHO:

Liberty Township Trustees
USPS Manager of Post Office Operations Robert Pelasky
And… a special appearance by Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

WHEN:

11:30 a.m., Monday, December 1, 2014
(Pictorial Postmark available Dec 1-24)

WHERE:

Rudolph Christian Church,
13868 Mermill Rd
Rudolph, OH 43462

BACKGROUND

Rudolph Forever® stamp

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” the nation’s longest-running and highest-rated Christmas television special recently received the USPS stamp of approval with the national release of a set of four Limited Edition Forever stamps depicting Rudolph, Hermey, Santa and Bumble created from still television frames from the special which premiered 50 years ago in 1964.

A special dedication ceremony of the Rudolph stamp will take place at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, December 1, 2014, at the Rudolph Christian Church, 13868 Mermill Road, Rudolph, OH 43462. The annual Rudolph pictorial postmark will also be available from December 1 and through the 24th. The event is free and open to everyone.

“Rudolph’s story of guiding Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve has been revered by families for five decades,” said Northern Ohio Manager of Post Office Operations Robert Pelasky. “We’re celebrating that milestone by having our fleet of 212,000 ‘sleighs’ deliver Rudolph and his friends on 500 million Forever stamps to nearly 153 million addresses this holiday season.”

How to Get the Postmark

Customers who want the special Rudolph pictorial postmark on their greeting cards need to do the following:

• Personalize greeting card. Seal envelope. Print addresses on envelopes.
• Put postage stamp on each card.
• Mail all the greeting cards together in a larger envelope or Priority Mail box to the appropriate address.
• Mail the package to:

Holiday Postmark,
Postmaster
14018 Mermill Road
Rudolph, OH 43462-9998

After December 15, please use Priority Express Mail.

The Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Limited Edition Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price. Customers may purchase the stamps at usps.com/stamps, the Postal Store, at 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724) and at Post Offices nationwide or visit ebay.com/stamps to shop for a wide variety of postage stamps and collectibles.