World-Famous Santa Claus Postmark Design Revealed for 2025

Posted on November 3, 2025

The Santa Claus, Indiana, Post Office selected the special 2025 picture postmark for the upcoming holiday season. Starting Monday, December 1, the post office will offer the picture postmark to cancel the postage stamps on holiday mail again this year.

About the Santa Claus Postmark

This famous small-town post office is the only one in the world with the Santa Claus name and receives over 400,000 pieces of mail in December, compared to only 13,000 pieces of mail per month the rest of the year. This special picture postmark has been offered every Christmas season since 1983.

Each year, the holiday postmark is designed by a local high school art student as part of an annual contest.

Artist Information

This year’s design is by Christopher Scherer of Mariah Hill, Indiana. Christopher, who is the son of Ashley Begle and Josh Scherer, graduated from Heritage Hills High School, and works at Schum Monuments.

How to Get the Holiday Postmark

“Each year, patrons from all over the world request the celebrated Santa Claus holiday postmark,” says Postmaster Joshua Graham, noting that many drive into town to personally hand cancel their holiday mailings, while others simply request the special postmark by mail.

“The endearing Santa Claus postmark is a long-standing tradition for our town, and it contributes to the charm of the spirit each season,” Graham says. “It is exciting and fun to see the unique artwork each year, and it is an honor for this office not only to select an artist’s contribution, but also to provide this service for the public.”

He asks anyone interested in getting the special cancellation on their holiday mail to follow these guidelines:

• Allow at least a 2” x 4” space in the top right corner for the picture postmark;
• Apply postage before bringing or mailing items to the post office;
• If you wish to mail Christmas cards to the post office, package them—with postage stamps already applied—in a sturdy envelope or box, and mail to:
  Postmaster, P.O. Box 9998, Santa Claus, IN 47579-9998;
• The holiday postmark is available on working days between December 1 and 24;
• The picture postmark must be requested;
• To ensure a good postmark imprint, do not enclose large or bulky items in your holiday mail (e.g., reindeer food, snowflakes, glitter, stickers, etc.);
• There is no charge for postmarking; limit of 50 picture postmarks (hand cancellations) per person per day.

Holiday Events

The town of Santa Claus will host a celebration of family fun during the first three weekends of December. Special events and activities include Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, Writing a Letter to Santa, the Santa Claus Christmas Parade, and more. Find details on all upcoming events at SantaClausInd.org/Events.

Find information about Christmas weekend deals and packages at SantaClausInd.org/Packages.