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Famous Santa Claus Postmark Selected for 2022

Posted on November 1, 2022



The Santa Claus, Indiana, Post Office selected the special 2022 picture postmark for the upcoming holiday season. On Thursday, December 1, the post office will begin offering the picture postmark to cancel the postage stamps on holiday mail again this year. 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. This year’s artist is Macey Bolin, daughter of Todd and Erica Bolin of Santa Claus, Indiana. Macey is now a freshman at the University of Southern Indiana. “Patrons from all over the world request the Santa Claus holiday postmark. Some drive into town to personally hand cancel their holiday mail with the famous picture postmark and others request the special postmark by mail,” says Postmaster Cheryl Bailey. “The famous Santa Claus postmark is a long-standing tradition for the town and it’s always fun to see the unique artwork each year.” She asks anyone interested in getting the special cancellation on their holiday mail to follow the guidelines below.

2022 Santa Claus Postmark Guidelines:

The town of Santa Claus will host a celebration of family fun during the Christmas season. Special events and activities include Christmas Dinner with Santa, Writing a Letter to Santa, the Santa Claus Christmas Parade, weekday Santa Claus Flyer Train Rides, and more. Find details on all upcoming events at SantaClausInd.org/Events. For information about Santa Claus Christmas Celebration holiday packages, call (888) 444-9252 or visit SantaClausInd.org/Packages.