Holiday Windows Forever Stamps

Value:? 66c

Issued:?October 6, 2016

First Day City:? New York, NY

Type of Stamp:? First Class Mail
Printed by:? Banknote Corporation of America
Method:? Offset, Microprint

Embrace a chilly winter night by enjoying hot chocolate, watching snow fall, and admiring festive decorations. Winter creates a picturesque scene with snow-covered bushes and trees casting blue and purple shadows.

Indoors, festive decor abounds. Holly-red candles flicker in windows, and a six-foot Fraser fir Christmas tree fills the room with fresh evergreen aroma. Multi-colored lights twinkle, reflecting off silver tinsel. The tree bears a mix of family heirlooms and colorful baubles, crowned with a light-up gold star, reminiscent of the Star of Bethlehem.

Neighbors across the street display a small wreath on their snow-dusted front door and a warmly glowing Christmas tree in the window. Bright, colorful decorations, steeped in meaningful traditions, have been integral to the winter season for years.