Description
The U.S. issued its first U.S. Christmas stamp in 1962. Since then, there have been both religious and contemporary Christmas stamps issued each year. The contemporary stamps often picture ornaments, reindeer, Santa or other aspects of Christmas festivities.
On Christmas Eve, children around the world hope to hear reindeer hooves clatter on the roof and catch a glimpse of a fur-trimmed red suit.
Santa Claus is the highlight of the holiday season for many boys and girls. Letters were sent to the North Pole weeks earlier, asking for presents under the Christmas tree. Now it is almost time to learn if Santa believes they have been naughty or nice.
As night falls, signaling the beginning of Santa’s annual journey, sleep seems impossible to the youngsters. But they soon awake to the winter sun peeking through bedroom windows and race to see what’s under the Christmas tree.
Some say Santa’s task is impossible. Even with different time zones, one man could never visit every home in a single night or carry all the toys for millions of children in one small sleigh. No one as round as Santa can slip down a chimney.
Or can he? For it is Christmas Eve, and logic has been replaced by the spell of the season. Regardless of age, all it takes is childlike belief in the magic of Christmas to know those brightly wrapped gifts under the tree came from none other than Santa Claus.
"5 books of 100 First-Class Forever® USPS postage stamps. *The slash over “Forever” in the image is to protect it from being used to produce counterfeit postage. Actual stamps will not have this."
