USPS — Stamp Art — Holiday Elves
Digital stamp art from USPS featuring Holiday Elves drops Friday, 23 December at 8 AM PT, only on VeVe!
Stamp Art
The Commemorative Stamp Program issues stamps that honor events, persons, or themes. The first stamps were issued by the Post Office Department in 1893. To date, more than three thousand commemorative stamps have been issued that celebrate America’s national history — from animals to plants, people to places, and anniversaries to events. The Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee was established in 1957 and its members use their collective expertise in history, science, technology, art, education, sports, and other areas of public interest, to consider and then recommend stamp subjects to the Postmaster General for final approval.
Holiday Elves
The Postal Service evokes the holiday spirit with four new stamps featuring a digital illustration of elves preparing toys on a winding conveyor belt in the midst of a snowy landscape. Each stamp features one of four elves. Surrounding the elves is a small, snow-laden forest of evergreens.
Don Clark was the stamp designer and artist. Antonio Alcalá was the art director.
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Elf with Teddy Bear
Elves did not become a well-established part of the holidays in the United States until the 19th century. This stamp features a digital illustration of an elf sewing a tiny teddy bear in a small, snow-laden forest of evergreens as other toys and gifts move along the conveyor belt.
Drop Date: 23 December, 2022 8 AM PT
List Price: 6.00
Editions: 4,800
Rarity: Rare
Edition Type: First Edition
License: USPS
Brand: Stamp Art
Series: Holiday Elves
Available: Globally
Elf with Package
In 1857, “Harper’s Weekly” published the poem “The Wonders of Santa Claus” that specifically referred to elves helping Santa create all the gifts he delivers to good children during the holidays. This stamp features a digital illustration of an elf wrapping a gift in a small, snow-laden forest of evergreens as other toys and gifts move along the conveyor belt.
Drop Date: 23 December, 2022 8 AM PT
List Price: 6.00
Editions: 4,800
Rarity: Rare
Edition Type: First Edition
License: USPS
Brand: Stamp Art
Series: Holiday Elves
Available: Globally
Elf with Model Car
The 1873 Christmas issue of “Godey’s Lady’s Book,” a popular magazine, pictured Santa Claus, surrounded by elves and toys, preparing for the big day. This stamp features a digital illustration of an elf carefully putting the finishing touches on the paint of a model car in a small, snow-laden forest of evergreens as other toys and gifts move along the conveyor belt.
Drop Date: 23 December, 2022 8 AM PT
List Price: 6.00
Editions: 3,800
Rarity: Ultra Rare
Edition Type: First Edition
License: USPS
Brand: Stamp Art
Series: Holiday Elves
Available: Globally
Elf with Model Rocket
In the 20th century, Norman Rockwell, Haddon Sundblom, and other artists featured elves in some of their popular seasonal illustrations. Holiday elves were pictured as tiny, pointy-eared, jolly creatures, usually dressed in stocking caps and festive outfits and always busy with chores for Santa — just as we envision them today. This stamp features a digital illustration of an elf examining a model rocket in a small, snow-laden forest of evergreens as other toys and gifts move along the conveyor belt.
Drop Date: 23 December, 2022 8 AM PT
List Price: 6.00
Editions: 3,800
Rarity: Ultra Rare
Edition Type: First Edition
License: USPS
Brand: Stamp Art
Series: Holiday Elves
Available: Globally
Holiday Elves — Block of Four
Each stamp features one of four elves. In the upper left stamp, an elf sews a tiny teddy bear, while in the stamp to its right, an elf wraps a gift. In the lower left stamp, an elf carefully puts the finishing touches on the paint of a model car; the elf on the bottom right stamp examines a model rocket.
Drop Date: 23 December, 2022 8 AM PT
List Price: 6.00
Editions: 1,800
Rarity: Secret Rare
Edition Type: First Edition
License: USPS
Brand: Stamp Art
Series: Holiday Elves
Available: Globally
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