Oct 7

Written by: ngreditor
10/7/2008 6:45 PM 

Postmaster Kroeger gives a holiday sneak peek

With the holidays just around the corner, here’s what you can expect at the Post Office this season.

On October 23, four holiday nutcracker stamps will debut at the Post Office. The eye catching nutcracker designs – Santa, a king, a captain, and a drummer – will add colorful, humorous touches to 2008 winter holiday cards, letters and packages.

Also debuting at Post Offices on October 23 will be this year’s traditional Christmas stamp, which features work from a detail of painting titled, “Virgin and Child With the Young John the Baptist” by the Italian master Sandro Botticelli. The painting, tempera and oil on wood, dates to around 1490 and is now in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

This holiday season, the Post Office features a larger Priority Mail Flat Rate box that makes mailing a snap. Ship as much as can be properly secured in the box, up to 70 pounds, to any U.S. location for only $12.95. And there’s a $2 military discount when shipping the large Flat Rate box to an Army Post Office (APO) or Fleet Post Office (FPO) address. Flat rate boxes may also be sent internationally.

Looking to add something unique and fun to your holiday greetings this year? Turn your favorite photo into a postage stamp, a greeting card, or both, at usps.com, all without leaving home. To create your own postage stamps go to usps.com and click on “All Products and Services,” then “Customized Postage.” For greeting cards, go to usps.com and click on “Create Your Own Cards.”

Whether it’s online or at the Post Office, we look forward to seeing you this holiday season.