2021 A Visit from St. Nick Stamps - Booklet of 20 - Forever - MNH

A Visit From St. Nick, the U.S. Postal Service’s newest holiday stamps, were celebrated today in a dedication ceremony hosted at the Santa Claus Post Office. The four festive stamps illustrate the story of Santa’s visit on Christmas Eve.

The A Visit from St. Nick stamps feature four jovial designs. Illustrator Brad Woodard created his images by first sketching then digitizing them. He worked in a palette of original colors of dark blue, red, green, pink and gold/brown.

In the first stamp, Santa stands on a snowy rooftop against a star-filled, pink-hued sky, his sack slung across his back and one leg inside the red-brick chimney.

The next stamp shows Santa as he descends the chimney, his legs dangling over the hearth, clad in black boots and his trademark fur-trimmed suit. A log sits in the grate of the red-brick fireplace, while three green stockings, with white toes and heels, hang on the mantel.

The third stamp is a close-up of a winking Santa set against a green background.

The fourth shows Santa in his sleigh, with four reindeer visible, as they fly across the face of the full moon in a dark, starlit sky.

Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps.