Friday, January 1, 2016

U.S. Postal Stamps (It's A Beginning)

In the spirit of Halloween, the Postal Service issues these delightfully eerie stamps featuring photographs of four different jack-o’-lanterns.  These creatively carved pumpkins have been symbols of Halloween in the United States since the late 19th century, not long after celebrations of the holiday began here. These are the first Halloween-themed stamps issued by the Postal Service. Paul Montanari designed and carved the pumpkins under the art direction of Derry Noyes of Washington, DC.  Sally Anderson-Bruce photographed the lit Jack-O’-Lanterns used on the stamps.


5 comments:

Willow Cove said...

And they're real and carved! Cool!

NoahFentz said...

I gotsa git me some of these!!

Colleen said...

Me thinks I'll be buying a *couple* books.... ;)

Amy said...

This is awesome...thanks Rot!

I LOVE when anything that talks about Fall'16. Makes it seem not as far off. We are less than 8 months of till Sept 1st :)

K.O. said...

COOL! (And finally!)