Stamp Announcement 20-28: Holiday Delights Stamps

©2020 USPS

On September 24, 2020, in Frankenmuth, MI, the United States Postal Service^® will issue the Holiday Delights stamps (Forever^® priced at the First-Class Mail^® rate) in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps (Item 682800). The stamps will go on sale nationwide September 24, 2020, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.

Celebrate the holidays with Holiday Delights, four new stamps inspired by folk art but with a modern graphic vibe. These charming stamps will add a touch of whimsy to your holiday mailings. With a traditional palette of red, green, and white, illustrator Kirsten Ulve channeled her love of Christmas, vintage ornaments, and Scandinavian folk art to create unique digital illustrations of four holiday icons:

n A prancing reindeer with antlers,

n An ornament tied with a bow and ready to hang,

n A tree topped with a star, and

n A stocking holding a teddy bear and a sprig of holly.

Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamps.

Availability to Post Offices: Item 682800, Holiday Delights (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) PSA Double-sided Booklet of 20 Stamps

Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps before the first-day-of-issue through SFS Web at sfsweb.usps.gov.

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark

Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™ or at The Postal Store^® website at usps.com/shop. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:

FDOI – Holiday Delights Stamps
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900

After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service™ will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by January 24, 2021.

How to Order First-Day Covers

The Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the USA Philatelic catalog and online at usps.com/shop. Customers may register to receive a free USA Philatelic catalog online at usps.com/philatelic.

Locally produced items are not authorized. Only merchandise that has been approved and assigned an item number by Headquarters Retail Marketing may be produced and sold.

— Stamp Services, Marketing, 8-13-20