©2021 USPS
On October 7, 2021, in Santa Claus, IN, the United States Postal Service® will issue A Visit from St. Nick stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps (Item 683400). These stamps will go on sale nationwide October 7, 2021, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
Four new designs in this booklet of 20 stamps tell the story of Santa’s visit on Christmas Eve:
n Santa stands on a snowy rooftop, sack slung across his back, with one leg inside the red-brick chimney;
n Santa descends through the chimney, his legs dangling over the hearth;
n Close-up view of a winking Santa; and
n Santa in his sleigh, with four reindeer visible as they fly across the face of the full moon and into a starlit sky.
Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps with original art by Brad Woodard.
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.
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 – A Visit from St. Nick 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 February 7, 2022.
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.
Issue:
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A Visit from St. Nick Stamps
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Item Number:
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683400
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail Forever
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Format:
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Double-sided Booklet of 20 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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October 7, 2021, Santa Claus, IN 47579
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Art Director:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Illustrator:
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Brad Woodard, Manchaca, TX
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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Printer:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Press Type:
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Muller A76
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Stamps per Booklet:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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400,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.77 x 1.05 in./19.558 x 26.67 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.91 x 1.19 in./23.114 x 30.226 mm
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Full Booklet Size (w x h):
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5.76 x 2.38 in./146.304 x 60.452 mm
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Plate Size:
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880 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits in four corners
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Marginal Markings:
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Header: “A Visit From St. Nick” Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps
• Plate number in peel strip area • ©2021 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • Promotional text in peel strip area
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— Stamp Services, Marketing, 8-26-21
