Holiday stamp
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Holiday stamps are a type of postage stamp issued to celebrate a certain Religious festival or holiday.
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[edit] Christmas stamp
Many nations in the world issue Christmas stamps intended for use on holiday mail.
[edit] Eid stamp
[edit] United States
The U.S. Postal Service issued a 34 cent stamp on the 1 Sep 2001 at the annual Islamic Society of North America's convention in Des Plaines, Ill. It features gold Arabic calligraphy on a lapis background that commemorates two of the most important muslim festival: Eid ul-Fitr, marking the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan and Eid al-Adha, at the end of the pilgrimage to Mecca. During the festival, Muslims wish each other "Eid mubarak," the phrase featured on the stamp. "Eid Mubarak" translates into English as "blessed festival," and can be paraphrased as "May your religious holiday be blessed." This phrase can be applied to both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. This stamp was designed by the Islamic calligrapher Mohammed Zakariya.
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[edit] Hanukkah stamp
[edit] United States
The U.S. Postal Service issued a 32 cent stamp in 1996. Hanukkah commemorates the revolt led by Judah Maccabee against the government of Antiochus IV in 165 BC. This initial printing produced 103.5 million stamps and in 1997 there was a re-issue.
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[edit] Kwanzaa stamp
The U.S. Postal Service issued the first 32 cent stamp designed by self-taught artist Synthia Saint James for Kwanzaa in 1997.[1] A new 37 cent self adhesive stamp was introduced on October 16, 2004. The new design by Daniel Minter is intended to convey "balanced formality with a celebratory, festive mood."[2] Kwanzaa is a non-religious African-American festival which synthesizes and reinvents traditional African "first fruits" celebrations. A total of 133 million stamps were produced this year.
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[edit] Lunar New Year stamp
[edit] United States
The U.S. Postal Service has issued since 1992 the Lunar New Year. In succeeding years, additional stamps were issued until all twelve animals associated with the Chinese lunar calendar were represented. The caligraphic characters identify may be translated into English as "Happy New Year".
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[edit] Saint Valentine's Day stamp
[edit] Ireland
In 1985 An Post, the Irish Post Office, started issuing Love stamps for use on Saint Valentine's Day cards. The first pair of stamps issued depicted clouds and balloon (22p value) and hearts and flowers (26p value). An Post continues to issue new designs each year.
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[edit] United States
The U.S. Postal Service has issued Love stamps for Saint Valentine's Day since 1973. The first issue was an 8 cents stamp. There was a printing production of 320 million stamps.
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