Here are some images of the USPS Holiday Elves Christmas Celebrations First-Class Mail Forever Postage Stamps (2022)—the “Holiday Elves” stamps capture a festive, contemporary holiday scene.
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Overview of the 2022 Holiday Elves Forever Stamps
Design & Theme
These stamps are part of the Contemporary Christmas series and were released on September 15, 2022, with a First Day of Issue Ceremony held at the Santa Claus House in North Pole, Alaska
Created by artist Don Clark with art direction by Antonio Alcalá, the stamps depict elves diligently working—wrapping presents and crafting toys—as they travel along a conveyor belt against a snowy forest backdrop They’re issued in a se-tenant pane format, which means multiple stamp designs connect visually to form a larger scene, but each can also stand alone
Technical & Release Details
Denomination: Forever stamp (equivalent to the 60¢ First-Class Mail rate at the time)
Scott Catalog Numbers: 5722–5725
Format: Issued in booklets of 20 stamps
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America using offset printing; stamps are printed on phosphor-tagged paper Purpose & Cultural Context
These stamps honor Santa’s elves, those magical helpers known for toy-making, sleigh maintenance, caring for reindeer, and operating the North Pole mailroom—emphasizing their efficiency, collaboration, and joyful spirit
A touching tie-in: the release coincided with the 110th anniversary of USPS’s Operation Santa program, encouraging people to adopt and respond to letters written to Santa, reinforcing the holiday spirit of giving
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