2022 First-Class Forever Stamps,Christmas Elves: Elf and Teddy Bear
# 5722 - 2022 First-Class Forever Stamps - Christmas Elves: Elf and Teddy Bear
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US #5722
2022 Boy Elf with Bear – Holiday Elves
Contemporary Christmas Series
- Commemorates Santa’s elves, the magical beings that help him make presents for every child in the world
- Part of the Contemporary Christmas series
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Contemporary Christmas
Value: 60¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: September 15, 2022
First Day City: North Pole, Alaska
Quantity Issued: 600,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Booklets of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate Santa and his elves, the most important figures in the classic non-religious Christmas story.
About the stamp design: Pictures a colorful digital illustration of an elf sewing a teddy bear as it moves along a conveyor belt with a snowy forest in the background. Art by Don Clark.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at Santa Claus House in North Pole, Alaska.
About the Contemporary Christmas series: The US issued its first Christmas stamp (picturing a wreath and candles) on November 1, 1962, and it was wildly popular. The Post Office printed 350 million stamps, the largest print run for a special stamp up to that time, but still the stamps quickly sold out. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced more to satisfy demand and the total number issued was over 860 million by the end of the year.
In 1966, the Post Office started issuing traditional themed Christmas stamps picturing the Madonna and Child and other religious icons. In 1969, they switched back to non-religious Christmas designs with a stamp picturing the painting Winter Sunday in Norway, Maine.
Finally, in 1970, the Post Office decided to permanently split Christmas stamps into two categories to satisfy everyone: Traditional and Contemporary. They issued a block of four stamps picturing Christmas toys along with a stamp picturing a classic painting of the Nativity. The decision to do both proved popular, and the Post Office has continued to issue stamps in both categories ever since.
History the stamp represents: The North Pole is home to an unknown number of elves. But there are a few elves that have become famous for their role in making Christmas the magical celebration it is today.
One of these elves is Shinny Upatree – the oldest elf at the North Pole. Shinny (originally named Ooopsy Shenanigan) lived alone in an igloo at the North Pole. He built his igloo around a small fir tree that eventually outgrew his home. With no other place to store his belongings, he began hanging them on the tree.
When Santa arrived, he was amused watching the elf shinny up the tree and gave him his new name. Santa also told Shinny about his ideas to make Christmas a magical time for children. Shinny loved the idea and sent out a call for elves around the world to help make that dream a reality. Today, Shinny is Santa’s oldest friend and leader of the Christmas elves.
One of the elves who answered Shinny’s call was Pepper Minstix. Pepper is head of Elf Control, tasked with protecting Santa and keeping the village secret from the outside world. Pepper devised a clever system to prevent detection. When an outsider approaches, hundreds of pounds of cotton candy, sugar, popcorn, marshmallows, and ice blanket the village. It may make a sticky mess, but it keeps the village form being seen and preserves the magic of Christmas.
US #5722
2022 Boy Elf with Bear – Holiday Elves
Contemporary Christmas Series
- Commemorates Santa’s elves, the magical beings that help him make presents for every child in the world
- Part of the Contemporary Christmas series
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Contemporary Christmas
Value: 60¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: September 15, 2022
First Day City: North Pole, Alaska
Quantity Issued: 600,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Booklets of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate Santa and his elves, the most important figures in the classic non-religious Christmas story.
About the stamp design: Pictures a colorful digital illustration of an elf sewing a teddy bear as it moves along a conveyor belt with a snowy forest in the background. Art by Don Clark.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at Santa Claus House in North Pole, Alaska.
About the Contemporary Christmas series: The US issued its first Christmas stamp (picturing a wreath and candles) on November 1, 1962, and it was wildly popular. The Post Office printed 350 million stamps, the largest print run for a special stamp up to that time, but still the stamps quickly sold out. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced more to satisfy demand and the total number issued was over 860 million by the end of the year.
In 1966, the Post Office started issuing traditional themed Christmas stamps picturing the Madonna and Child and other religious icons. In 1969, they switched back to non-religious Christmas designs with a stamp picturing the painting Winter Sunday in Norway, Maine.
Finally, in 1970, the Post Office decided to permanently split Christmas stamps into two categories to satisfy everyone: Traditional and Contemporary. They issued a block of four stamps picturing Christmas toys along with a stamp picturing a classic painting of the Nativity. The decision to do both proved popular, and the Post Office has continued to issue stamps in both categories ever since.
History the stamp represents: The North Pole is home to an unknown number of elves. But there are a few elves that have become famous for their role in making Christmas the magical celebration it is today.
One of these elves is Shinny Upatree – the oldest elf at the North Pole. Shinny (originally named Ooopsy Shenanigan) lived alone in an igloo at the North Pole. He built his igloo around a small fir tree that eventually outgrew his home. With no other place to store his belongings, he began hanging them on the tree.
When Santa arrived, he was amused watching the elf shinny up the tree and gave him his new name. Santa also told Shinny about his ideas to make Christmas a magical time for children. Shinny loved the idea and sent out a call for elves around the world to help make that dream a reality. Today, Shinny is Santa’s oldest friend and leader of the Christmas elves.
One of the elves who answered Shinny’s call was Pepper Minstix. Pepper is head of Elf Control, tasked with protecting Santa and keeping the village secret from the outside world. Pepper devised a clever system to prevent detection. When an outsider approaches, hundreds of pounds of cotton candy, sugar, popcorn, marshmallows, and ice blanket the village. It may make a sticky mess, but it keeps the village form being seen and preserves the magic of Christmas.