“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” the nation’s
longest-running and highest-rated Christmas television special “went down in
history” to receive its stamp of approval today. The set of four Limited
Edition Forever stamps depicting Rudolph, Hermey, Santa and Bumble were created
from still television frames from the special which premiered 50 years ago in
1964.
The stamps were dedicated as part of the
Postal Service’s Holiday Kickoff news conference at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum. Visit the Holiday Newsroom for mailing
tips, mail by dates, letters to and from Santa and other information.
“Rudolph’s story of guiding Santa’s sleigh on
Christmas Eve has been revered by families for five decades,” said Postmaster
General Patrick Donahoe in dedicating the stamps. “We’re celebrating that
milestone by having our fleet of 212,000 ‘sleighs’ deliver Rudolph and his
friends on 500 million Forever stamps to nearly 153 million addresses this
holiday season.”
The Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Limited
Edition Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class
Mail 1-ounce price. The name Rudolph appears on the left side in
white in the same typeface used for the credits in the original special. Santa
waves cheerfully from another stamp, the reins of his magical sleigh held in
one hand. The name Santa is printed in the lower right corner. On a third
stamp, the Abominable Snow Monster stares menacingly from behind crags of snow.
Bumble, the nickname for the Snow Monster used by prospector Yukon Cornelius is
printed along the right side. The final stamp shows Hermey, the misfit elf,
touching Rudolph’s glowing red nose with the name Hermey printed along the
bottom edge.
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