LED BLUE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

If you’re looking for ways to make your holiday mail more fun this year  , consider getting a Santa postmark from Santa Claus, Indiana. The postmark itself is free , and you can send all your mail – from Christmas cards to kids Santa letters – through the Santa Claus post office to be postmarked and sent directly to its final destination. Sound fun? It is! Here’s how to join the millions of people who have added a Santa postmark to their mail since the pictorial postmarks became available in 1983.

The small town of Santa Claus, Indiana is the only town in the world with a post office named after St. Nick . Because of that, it’s very, very busy during the holidays . During most of the year, the Santa Claus post office processes about 13,000 pieces of mail per month. But when Christmas time comes , that number skyrockets. In 2008, the Santa Claus post office expected half a million pieces of mail to come through the office between November 15 and December 20. Everyone loves adding an official “Santa Claus” postmark to their family Christmas letters or Christmas letters from Santa.

The special postmark image is designed by a local high school art student as part of an annual contest, and it changes each year.Many customers send their mail to this town each year to get the new postmark.

According to a 2008 USPS press release , “The holiday postmark has become one of the most popular in the nation.” The press release quoted the Santa Claus, Indiana postmaster as saying, “Many customers traditionally drive hundreds of miles to personally obtain the cancellation on their holiday mail.”

Here are some guidelines the postmaster suggests when requesting a Santa postmark :

– Allow a 2×4-inch space near the stamp for the Santa postmark;
– Add proper postage to your cards or letters before bringing them to the post office;
– Don’t request the postmark too soon. The special Santa picture postmark is only available in December;
– Don’t enclose bulky items (reindeer food, stickers, etc.) in your holiday mail;
– Limit your requests for the Santa postmarks to 50 picture postmarks (hand cancellations) per person per day.

 Simply follow these rules and then send your cards and letters – with correct postage already affixed – in a sturdy envelope or box, and mail to:

Santa Claus Postmark
Postmaster
Santa Claus Station
Santa Claus, IN 47579-9998

Start your holiday mail early to make sure you can get your own Santa postmark. You should send your cards and letters earlyl enough so they’ll be received in Santa Claus, Indiana, no later than Dec. 15