Ladewig
19th April 2007, 03:55 PM
The U.S.P.S. issues 25 to 30 commemorative stamps each year. The subjects of these stamps can range from famous people (baseball players, statesmen, scientists, artists) to animals native to the U.S. to anniversaries of important events. Past subjects have even included DC comic book characters and Disney characters.
The U.S.P.S. also issues commemorative stamps for holidays, but has never issued a Halloween commemorative stamp. Estimates for the number of U.S. households that celebrate Halloween range from 60-75%. A figure much greater than the number of households that celebrate Kwanzaa or Chanukah (both of which are the subject of commemorative stamps every year). Christmas gets two stamps every year, a secular one (usually with Santa, snowflakes, or presents) and a religious one (often depicting a famous painting of Madonna and Child).
The topics are usually selected by the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Board (http://www.usps.com/communications/organization/csac.htm).
So will the U.S. ever have a Halloween stamp?
The U.S.P.S. also issues commemorative stamps for holidays, but has never issued a Halloween commemorative stamp. Estimates for the number of U.S. households that celebrate Halloween range from 60-75%. A figure much greater than the number of households that celebrate Kwanzaa or Chanukah (both of which are the subject of commemorative stamps every year). Christmas gets two stamps every year, a secular one (usually with Santa, snowflakes, or presents) and a religious one (often depicting a famous painting of Madonna and Child).
The topics are usually selected by the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Board (http://www.usps.com/communications/organization/csac.htm).
So will the U.S. ever have a Halloween stamp?