2021 First-Class Forever Stamps,Christmas: Santa Claus, Sleigh and Reindeer in Flight
# 5647 - 2021 First-Class Forever Stamps - Christmas: Santa Claus, Sleigh and Reindeer in Flight
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US #5647
2021 Santa Claus, Sleigh, and Reindeer in Flight – A Visit From St. Nick
• Continues the decades-long tradition of the USPS issuing holiday-themed stamps
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: A Visit From St. Nick
Value: 58¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: October 7, 2021
First Day City: Santa Claus, Indiana
Quantity Issued: 400,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided Booklets of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate Santa Claus and his role in bringing joy during the holiday season.
About the stamp design: Stamp pictures Santa’s reindeer pulling his sleigh across the night sky. Original artwork by Brad Woodard.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in The Celebration Room of Santa’s Lodge in Santa Claus, Indiana.
About the A Visit From St. Nick set: In 2021, the USPS issued a set of four Forever stamps picturing different scenes from the classic Christmas poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas.” The set was even named after the poem, though shortened slightly to A Visit From St. Nick. The stamps picture St. Nicholas on a roof about to go down a chimney, a fireplace with stockings, St. Nicholas winking, and a view of him flying across the sky in his sleigh.
History the stamp represents: Everyone knows that St. Nicholas’s sleigh is pulled by a team of eight (sometimes nine) reindeer. But did you know that it was Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” that first introduced them? The poem’s narrator describes them in the following lines: “More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, and he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name; ‘Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donder and Blitzen!”
The names Moore chose are interesting in that they all have a connection to flight or speed. Dashers are fast runners, dancers can move quickly and almost appear to fly when they perform certain jumps. Prancing indicates high steps that make an animal appear light on their feet. A vixen is a female fox, an animal that can reach speeds of up to 45 miles per hour – an impressive feat given its small size. A comet is an incredibly fast-moving space object that flies across the sky. Cupid is the Roman god of love and is most often depicted as having wings. Finally, Donder and Blitzen come from the Dutch words for thunder and lightning – both powerful natural forces that occur in the sky.
Considering all of their names, and assuming each reindeer shares similar qualities, it’s no surprise that St. Nicholas is able to travel around the world in one night!
US #5647
2021 Santa Claus, Sleigh, and Reindeer in Flight – A Visit From St. Nick
• Continues the decades-long tradition of the USPS issuing holiday-themed stamps
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: A Visit From St. Nick
Value: 58¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: October 7, 2021
First Day City: Santa Claus, Indiana
Quantity Issued: 400,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided Booklets of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate Santa Claus and his role in bringing joy during the holiday season.
About the stamp design: Stamp pictures Santa’s reindeer pulling his sleigh across the night sky. Original artwork by Brad Woodard.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in The Celebration Room of Santa’s Lodge in Santa Claus, Indiana.
About the A Visit From St. Nick set: In 2021, the USPS issued a set of four Forever stamps picturing different scenes from the classic Christmas poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas.” The set was even named after the poem, though shortened slightly to A Visit From St. Nick. The stamps picture St. Nicholas on a roof about to go down a chimney, a fireplace with stockings, St. Nicholas winking, and a view of him flying across the sky in his sleigh.
History the stamp represents: Everyone knows that St. Nicholas’s sleigh is pulled by a team of eight (sometimes nine) reindeer. But did you know that it was Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” that first introduced them? The poem’s narrator describes them in the following lines: “More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, and he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name; ‘Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donder and Blitzen!”
The names Moore chose are interesting in that they all have a connection to flight or speed. Dashers are fast runners, dancers can move quickly and almost appear to fly when they perform certain jumps. Prancing indicates high steps that make an animal appear light on their feet. A vixen is a female fox, an animal that can reach speeds of up to 45 miles per hour – an impressive feat given its small size. A comet is an incredibly fast-moving space object that flies across the sky. Cupid is the Roman god of love and is most often depicted as having wings. Finally, Donder and Blitzen come from the Dutch words for thunder and lightning – both powerful natural forces that occur in the sky.
Considering all of their names, and assuming each reindeer shares similar qualities, it’s no surprise that St. Nicholas is able to travel around the world in one night!