Holiday stamp
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Holiday stamps are a type of postage stamp issued to commemorate a particular religious festival or holiday.
Christmas stamp
Many nations in the world issue Christmas stamps intended for use on holiday mail.
Cinco de Mayo
United States and Mexico
In 1997 a joint issue was issued by Mexico, who issued one stamp, and the United States, who issued both a 32-cent and a 33-cent denomination.[1] Cinco de Mayo celebrates the defeat of the French Army by Mexican soldiers at the Battle of Puebla though some people believe it is the Mexican day of independence.[2]
Easter
Ukraine is among the countries that have issued a stamp commemorating Easter, a Christian holiday.[3]
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2013 Ukrainian Easter stamp
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2014 Moldovan Easter Stamp
Eid stamp
United States
The
On 12 August 2011, a new version of the Eid stamp, a "forever" stamp for first-class mail, was issued. With a red background, its calligraphy (i.e., text) is distinctly different from the 2001 stamp with a blue background. On the forever stamp, the text in the upper left corner is "2011 USA", and text in the upper right, running vertically, reads "FOREVER". Text running across bottom reads "EID GREETINGS".[5]
Pakistan is among the other countries with an Eid stamp.[3]
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US Eid stamp 2001
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Hanukkah stamp
United States and Israel
The U.S. Postal Service issued a 32-cent stamp on October 22, 1996, as a
The Israeli stamp employs the same multi-colored
In 2004, the U.S. issued another Hanukkah stamp depicting a photograph of a dreidel (a spinning toy with four sides), with the word 'Hanukkah' in the background. The dreidel shown was purchased in Jerusalem by an American couple. The stamp was first issued on October 15 in New York.[7] The initial version of the stamp has been reissued; in 2006 it was 39 cents, in 2007, it was 41 cents stamp, and in 2008 it was a 42 cent stamp.
In 2013 United States Postal Service issued a new version of Hanukkah stamp which depicted menorah again. The stamp was issued on November 19 in New York.[8]
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Independence Day stamps
Many countries issue stamps to celebrate their
India celebrates its Independence on August 15, beginning with its first three stamps issued in 1947. Republic Day is celebrated on January 26, commencing with the four stamps issued in 1950.
Pakistan celebrates its Independence (Yaum e Azadi) on August 14, beginning with its first recess printed stamps.
Kwanzaa stamp
Kwanzaa is a non-religious
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Rosh Hashanah
Israel has issued its "festival" series of stamps every year to commemorate the Jewish New Year,
Saint Valentine's Day stamps
Several countries have issued love stamps for Saint Valentine's Day, such as; Belgium, France, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.[13] Collectors will often try to collect covers from romantically named towns. Perhaps the most well known, servicing more than 200,000 each year around Valentine's Day, is Loveland, USA.
Ireland
In January 1985 and subsequent Januarys An Post, the Irish Post Office, started issuing love stamps for use on cards and letters for Saint Valentine's Day. The first pair of stamps issued depicted clouds and balloon (22p value) and hearts and flowers (26p value).[14] An Post continues to issue new designs each year.
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Lunar New Year
Several nations issue postage stamps to mark the Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year). Typically appearing in January and February, issuing countries have included China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, United States, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and France.
The stamps usually depict the
Hong Kong was one of the first countries to issue a commemorative stamp for the lunar new year since the 1960s (1967), but other countries have followed:
- Republic of China(Taiwan) - since 1965
- People's Republic of China- since 1980
- Malaysia - Firstly started since 2000, Started again since 2010 until now
- Singapore - Zodiac series since 1996, Festival series on-off since 1971, biannually since 2000
- United States - since 1992
- Australia - since 1994
- Canada - since 1997
- Macau - since 1984
- France - since 2005
- Ireland - since 1994
Most of these stamps consist of
Notes and references
- ^ "USPS: Hispanic People and Events on U.S. Postage Stamps" (PDF). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "A reason for Mexicans and Americans to Celebrate". Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ a b Rick Miller (14 April 2003). "Lines of stamp classifications have blurred". Linns.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "USPS: Eid Stamp Part of Holiday Celebrations Series" (Press release). USPS. 1 August 2001. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- ^ "Stamp Announcement 11-36: Eid". USPS. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Israeli-American Hanukkah Stamp". Israel Postal Authority. Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 22 October 1996. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- ^ "Hanukkah Postage Stamp Issued Today by U.S. Postal Service" (Press release). Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "US Postal Service Unveils New Hanukkah Forever Stamp". Jewish Post. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Synthia Saint James Biography". Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Baadke, Michael (30 November 1998). "Special stamps to convey special messages". Refresher Course. Linn's Stamp News. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Kwanzaa featured on this year's holiday U.S. Postage Stamp" (Press release). Archived from the original on 28 May 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- ^ Israel Philatelic Federation catalog Archived 2023-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. English version is available, may be browser dependent.
- ^ "St. Valentine: The Patron Saint of Love". Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Hamilton-Bowen, Roy; Wolverton, Lee R., eds. (2020). Hibernian Handbook and Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of Ireland. Rodgau, Germany: Rodgau Philatelie. pp. 63, 65, 66, 68, 70, 72, etc. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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