Description: Mint US Usps 1 sheet of 20 Forever Single (MNH). Shipped with eBay USPS Ground Advantage Shipping Fast free shipping Item good for halloween party invitation, mailing, collection etc. ANOKA, MN — Let all ghosts and goblins beware. The U.S. Postal Service today kicked off the 2016 Halloween celebration by issuing the Jack-o’-lanterns Forever Stamps at Anoka City Hall Plaza. Anoka is known as the “Halloween Capital of the World.”The sheet of 20 stamps features four different photographs of jack-o’-lanterns. The jack-o’-lanterns were carved by Paul Montanari and photographed by Sally Andersen-Bruce. The stamps were designed by art director Derry Noyes.“The Postal Service is proud to issue its first Halloween-themed stamps,” said U.S. Postal Service Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Joseph Corbett, who dedicated the stamps.“It is my hope that these stamps will rekindle special memories for everyone mailing or receiving postcards, letters and packages with these stamps affixed,” Corbett said.Other participants at the dedication ceremony included Minnesota State Sen. Jim Abeler; Peter Turok, president, Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce; Rebecca Ebnet Mavencamp, executive director, Anoka County Historical Society; Samantha Jenson, student, St. Stephen’s Catholic School; and, Sally Andersen-Bruce, photographer of the Jack’o’lanterns Forever stamps. Emily Engberg, reporter, “Twin Cities Live,” KSTP-TV, served as master of ceremonies. The Anoka American Legion, Edward B. Cutter Post 102, and Anoka High School Ensemble Band delivered special performances. With customs and traditions that vary widely by community, Halloween now inspires parades and revelry, corn mazes and haunted houses, neighborhood and school parties, jack-o’-lantern and pumpkin festivals and even pumpkin-catapulting. No matter how or where people observe this ever-changing holiday in the early 21st century, Halloween remains a much-anticipated celebration.Brought to North America by immigrants from Ireland and Scotland, Halloween soon became a distinctively American celebration that transcended social boundaries and ethnic origin. A 2014 survey showed that nearly 67 percent of the American population celebrates Halloween in some way — and jack-o’-lanterns are always there to lend a festive glow.In Europe, these ghoulish lanterns were originally carved out of turnips — but in North America, native pumpkins proved to be a more fitting medium. Now emblematic sights at autumn festivals and Halloween events, they grin and stare from windows and porches, ingeniously combining the eerie feel of the season with the uncanny pleasure of laughing at the darkness. The Jack-o’-lanterns stamps are being issued as Forever stamps, which will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price.
Price: 12.99 USD
Location: Jamaica, New York
End Time: 2024-11-13T13:54:46.000Z
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Brand: USPS
Color: Black
MPN: Jack O Lantern
