2016 USPS Holiday Windows Forever Stamps Booklet of 20, 100 Stamps

Here are the details on the 2016 USPS Holiday Windows Forever® stamps:

Holiday Windows Forever Stamps (2016)

• Issue Date: October 6, 2016

• Location: New York City, New York

• Format: Pane of 20 Forever® stamps (five of each design)

• Denomination: Forever® (always equal to the First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate)

Design

• Features four colorful, graphic illustrations of holiday-themed windows, symbolizing warmth and cheer during the winter season.

• Each design shows a view of festive decorations from either inside or outside a window:

  1. Candles in a window with evergreen branches

  2. A wreath hanging on a frosty window

  3. A Christmas tree glowing through a window

  4. A star ornament seen in a window scene

• Bold, modern art style with bright holiday colors.

• Art direction: Ethel Kessler; illustrations by William Low.

Collectability

• Issued as part of the USPS’s annual holiday series, which changes themes each year.

• Popular with both collectors and those mailing Christmas cards, thanks to the cozy holiday imagery.

• Still sought after as a modern festive stamp issue.