USPS News: Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 18, 2001
Release No. 01-109
Focus On Tradition With Gifts And Stocking Stuffers From The Post Office
WASHINGTON - It's that time of year again! For more than 226 years the Postal Service has delivered your cards, letters and packages to family and friends in time for the holidays, and the power of the mail will continue to sustain the tremendous spirit and resolve of the American people during the 2001 holiday season. The comfort of holiday tradition is especially important as the United States and its allies continue the fight against terrorism.
"Come to the post office," says Postmaster General Jack Potter. "We have unusual gifts and stocking stuffers for holiday giving, and you're sure to find a subject to fit any interest."
These include:
- STAMPS are a practical gift to use (and a great hobby to collect!).
- BOOKS FOR COLLECTING & DISPLAY make unusual and unique gifts. The beautiful 2001 Commemorative Stamp Yearbook presents 2001 stamp issues and the stories behind them in fascinating detail. An American Postal Portrait: A Photographic Legacy provides a photojournalistic retrospective celebrating behind-the-scene stories from the early 1800s that pay tribute to the everyday people who worked through rain, sleet and snow to deliver the mail.
- MONEY ORDERS instead of gift certificates let your recipient acquire exactly the gift of their dreams. Money Orders are safe and secure, and you may purchase any amount up to $700 for just 90 cents.
- Prepaid FIRSTCLASS PHONECARDS make ideal gifts for anyone.
- UNIQUE STATIONERY is available at most post offices. Computer paper, note cards, greeting cards, wrapping paper and labels highlight various stamps from 2001.
- A free comprehensive catalog is available toll free by calling 1 800 STAMP-24, or a selection of stamps and more gift ideas are online at www.usps.com in the Postal Store.
Save a trip to the Post Office. Whenever possible, customers who receive door delivery are welcome to give their holiday and other mail bearing proper postage to their letter carrier, rather than placing it in a collection box or making a special trip to the post office. Customers who receive curbside delivery may leave their mail in their receptacle for pickup.
###