Add nostalgic flair to your holiday letters with these vintage unused Reindeer postage stamps! This festive holiday design is perfect for adding a touch of whimsy to your holiday cards and letters or winter save-the-dates and weddings. In pristine mint condition and valid for current postage use, each stamp holds a face value of 44-cents. These USPS postage stamps are suitable for current mailing when used with the total required postage based on the weight of your correspondence. Embrace the charm of winter with this enchanting postage stamp!

Includes a total of TEN (10) unused vintage “Reindeer” postage stamps shown in the photos.

STAMP INFORMATION:

• Name: Winter Holidays Reindeer
• Series: Contemporary Christmas
• Year Issued: 2009
• Face Value: 44-cents (USD) per stamp
• Topic(s): Christmas, Holidays, Winter, Deer, Stag, Wrapping Paper
• Color(s): Green
• Printing Method: Lithographed
• Scott Number: 4425
• Adhesion Type: Self-Adhesive
• Condition: Genuine Unused USPS Postage Stamps, Ready to Use for USPS Mailings, Mint Condition

GENUINE USPS POSTAGE: These unused vintage postage stamps are perfectly valid for use as current postage for mailing with USPS as long as you use the adequate amount of postage to achieve standard postage rates according to the weight of your mailing. Check current postage rates at the USPS website.

STAMP HISTORY: This 44c “Winter Holidays” Reindeer postage stamp is a United States Postal Service (USPS) commemorative issue from 2009 released as part of a set of four Contemporary Christmas stamps. Issued on October 8, 2009, in New York, NY, this stamp is part of a series celebrating popular holiday figures seen in decorations and gift wrap designs. The artwork, created by Joseph Cudd in his first stamp project for the Postal Service, features a "merry reindeer" playfully dangling a red bulb ornament from its antler. Cudd initially sketched the designs by hand before finishing them digitally, and the stamp also includes festive decorative borders of evergreens, stars, wreaths, and holly.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: For many people, reindeer are synonymous with Santa Claus and winter festivities. Their depiction in poems like "A Visit from St. Nicholas" and songs like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" makes them beloved symbols of teamwork, courage, and the "magic" of Christmas. Images of reindeer on decorations and gifts evoke a sense of nostalgia for holiday traditions, childhood memories, and the "cozy" feeling of the winter season. For Indigenous peoples in Arctic and subarctic regions, such as the Sámi in Scandinavia, reindeer have been a lifeline and a cornerstone of their culture for centuries. They represent companionship, transportation, sustenance, and a harmonious relationship with nature. The annual shedding and regrowth of antlers is a powerful symbol of the cycle of death and rebirth, renewal, and the promise of life after the long winter darkness. In some traditions, particularly those associated with the female reindeer, this symbolizes the returning light of the sun at the winter solstice. In ancient shamanic traditions across northern Europe and Asia, reindeer were believed to serve as spirit guides, helping shamans navigate between the physical and spiritual worlds. Their image represents safe travel, inner guidance, and the path to spiritual enlightenment.

SERIES HISTORY: The 44-cent Contemporary Christmas “Winter Holidays” stamps are a series of four USPS postage stamps issued on October 8, 2009, in New York, NY, that celebrate popular figures from the holiday season. The stamp art, created by artist Joseph Cudd in his first project for the United States Postal Service, depicted a reindeer, a snowman, a gingerbread man, and a toy soldier with festive borders of evergreens, stars, wreaths, and holly. Cudd owned a gift wrap and print design firm. To create these stamps under the direction of designer Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, AZ, Cudd first sketched the designs by hand and then finished them on the computer using a graphics tablet. The series was designed to add a festive touch to holiday correspondence, featuring figures commonly seen in holiday decorations and gift wrap designs from Thanksgiving to New Year's.

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ABOUT HERITAGE POST HOUSE: Jennifer Kramer is the founder of Heritage Post House, a boutique vintage postage house located in Northern California. Jennifer sources the most beautiful unused vintage postage stamps ever issued by USPS and artfully arranges them into curated postage sets that are sure to add a special touch to your invitations, announcements, and special mailings. In addition to creating pre-arranged postage sets, Jennifer also works with couples (and their stationers) to create one-of-a-kind custom postage arrangements for wedding invitations, save the dates, and other special occasions.


Product Specifications

Length: 1.22 in.
Height: 0.01 in.
Width: 0.94 in.
Weight: 0.01 lbs.