Contemporary Christmas

Since their 1962 introduction, Christmas stamps have become a perennial favorite with the public.  More recently, the USPS has issued traditional (religious-themed) designs as well as contemporary Christmas stamps.

US #1205 Christmas Wreath and Candle
US #1205
1962 Christmas Wreath and Candle

US #1240 1963 National Christmas Tree and White House
US #1240
1963 National Christmas Tree and White House
US #1254-57 1964 Christmas Issue First U.S. Se-tenant
US #1254-57
1964 Christmas Issue
First U.S. Se-tenant
US #1276 1965 Christmas Angel
US #1276
1965 Christmas Angel
US #1384 1969 Christmas Winter Sunday
US #1384
1969 Christmas Winter Sunday
US #1415-18 1970 Christmas Toys
US #1415-18
1970 Christmas Toys
US #1445 1970 Partridge in a Pear Tree
US #1445
1971 Partridge in a Pear Tree
US #1472 1972 Santa Claus
US #1472
1972 Santa Claus
US #1508 1973 Christmas Tree
US #1508
1973 Christmas Tree
US #1551 1974 Currier & Ives
US #1551
1974 Currier & Ives
US #1580 1975 Christmas Card
US #1580
1975 Christmas Card
US #1702 and #1703 1976 Currier & Ives
US #1702 and #1703
1976 Currier & Ives

 

US #1730 1977 Rural Mailbox
US #1730
1977 Rural Mailbox
US #1769 1978 Hobby Horse
US #1769
1978 Hobby Horse
US #1800 1979 Santa Ornament
US #1800
1979 Santa Ornament
US #1843 1980 Christmas Wreath and Toys
US #1843
1980 Christmas Wreath and Toys
US #1940 1981 Teddy and Sleigh
US #1940
1981 Teddy and Sleigh
US #2027-30 1982 Seasons Greetings
US #2027-30
1982 Seasons Greetings
US #2064 1983 Santa Claus
US #2064
1983 Santa Claus
US #2108 1984 Santa Claus
US #2108
1984 Santa Claus
US #2166 1985 Poinsettia Plants
US #2166
1985 Poinsettia Plants
US #2245 1986 Christmas Village Scene
US #2245
1986 Christmas Village Scene
US #2368 1987 Christmas Ornaments
US #2368
1987 Christmas Ornaments
US #2400 1988 Christmas Sleigh and Village
US #2400
1988 Christmas Sleigh and Village
US #2428 1989 Christmas Sleigh and Presents
US #2428
1989 Christmas Sleigh and Presents
US #2515 and #2516 1990 Christmas Tree
US #2515 and #2516
1990 Christmas Tree
US #2579 and #2580 1991 Santa in Chimney
US #2579 and #2580
1991 Santa in Chimney
US #2582 1991 Checking His List
US #2582
1991 Checking His List
US #2583 1991 Santa with Present
US #2583
1991 Santa with Present
US #2584 1991 Santa and Fireplace
US #2584
1991 Santa and Fireplace
US #2585 1991 Santa and Sleigh
US #2585
1991 Santa and Sleigh
US #2711-14 Christmas Toys
US #2711-14 and #2715-18
1992 Christmas Toys
US #2791-94 1993 Christmas Greetings
US #2791-94
1993 Christmas Greetings
US #2872 1994 Christmas Stocking
US #2872
1994 Christmas Stocking
US #2873 1994 Santa
US #2873
1994 Santa
US #2874 1994 Cardinal
US #2874
1994 Cardinal
US #3004-07 and #3008-11 1995 Contemporary Christmas
US #3004-07 and #3008-11
1995 Contemporary Christmas
US #3013 1995 Children Sledding
US #3013
1995 Children Sledding
US #3177 1997 Christmas Holly
US #3177
1997 Christmas Holly
US #3245-48 and #3249-52 1998 Christmas Wreathes
US #3245-48 and #3249-52
1998 Christmas Wreathes
US #3356-59 1999 Jumping Reindeer
US #3356-59
1999 Jumping Reindeer
US #3541-44 Santa Claus
US #3541-44
2001 Santa Claus
US #3680-83 2001 Snowmen
US #3680-83
2001 Snowmen
US #3825-28 2003 Holiday Music Makers
US #3825-28
2003 Holiday Music Makers
US #3887-90 2004 Holiday Ornaments
US #3887-90
2004 Holiday Ornaments
US #3953-56 2005 Holiday Cookies
US #3953-56
2005 Holiday Cookies
US #4105-08 2006 Holiday Snowflakes
US #4105-08
2006 Holiday Snowflakes
US #4211-14 2007 Holiday Knits
US #4211-14
2007 Holiday Knits
US #4360-63 2008 Holiday Nutcrackers
US #4360-63
2008 Holiday Nutcrackers
US #4425-28 2009 Winter Holidays
US #4425-28
2009 Winter Holidays
US #4478-81 2010 Holiday Evergreens
US #4478-81
2010 Holiday Evergreens
US #4571-74 2011 Holiday Baubles
US #4571-74
2011 Holiday Baubles
US #4712-15 2012 Santa and Sleigh
US #4712-15
2012 Santa and Sleigh
US #4816 2013 Poinsettia
US #4816
2013 Poinsettia
US #4817-20 2013 Gingerbread Houses
US #4817-20
2013 Gingerbread Houses
US #4946-49
2014 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
US #5021-30
2015 A Charlie Brown Christmas
US #5145-48
2016 Holiday Window Views
US #5247-50
2017 Christmas Carols

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