Add nostalgic flair to your holiday letters with these vintage unused Contemporary Christmas "Santa in Chimney" postage stamps! This nostalgic holiday design is perfect for adding a touch of class to your holiday cards and letters or winter save-the-dates and wedding invitations. In pristine mint condition and valid for current postage use, each stamp holds a face value of 29-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!

Purchase includes a total of TWENTY (20) mint condition 29-cent "Santa in Chimney" vintage postage stamps shown in the product listing photos.

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STAMP INFORMATION:

• Name: Santa in Chimney
• Series: Contemporary Christmas
• Year Issued: 1991
• Face Value: 29-cents (USD) per stamp
• Topic(s): Santa Claus, Christmas, Holidays, Rooftop, Snowing, Presents
• Color(s): Red, Multicolored
• Printing Method: Photogravure
• Scott Number: 2579
• Adhesion Type: Gummed (see adhesion instructions below)
• 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 an adequate amount of additional postage to achieve standard postage rates according to the weight of your mailing. Check current postage rates on the USPS website.

STAMP HISTORY: The “Santa in Chimney” stamp was issued on October 17, 1991 as part of the “Contemporary Christmas” series. Its first-day ceremony took place in Santa, Idaho — a fitting location for a Santa-themed issue.

The artwork for the stamp was created by John Berkey, an artist who had previously designed the 1983 Santa stamp. He originally proposed a vertical, larger rendition of Santa entering a chimney, but when USPS decided on the smaller format, he adapted the design, moving Santa further into the chimney and reorienting the image horizontally.

“Santa in Chimney” remains a favorite among Christmas stamp collectors due to its cheerful imagery, the story behind its printing without denomination, and its connection to the seasonal traditions of mail and holiday joy.

STAMP MEANING & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: The 1991 29-cent “Santa in Chimney” stamp carries a joyful yet quietly profound spiritual significance, celebrating the essence of giving, humility, and unseen generosity — the sacred act of offering love without seeking recognition. While its imagery depicts a lighthearted Christmas tradition — Santa descending into a chimney with gifts — it also symbolizes something timeless and universal: the spirit of selfless giving that bridges the material and the divine.

Santa’s act of entering the home through the chimney evokes a rich spiritual metaphor. The chimney, a passage between the outer cold and inner warmth, becomes a symbol of the channel between heaven and earth — the pathway through which unseen blessings flow. In this image, Santa represents the spirit of divine giving, the unseen grace that descends quietly into our lives, leaving gifts of joy, peace, and hope. His humility — giving under the cover of night, expecting nothing in return — mirrors the spiritual principle that true generosity is an act of love, not obligation.

On a deeper level, this stamp honors the sacred innocence of belief — the ability to hold wonder and faith in the unseen. The story of Santa, while secular in appearance, carries the same essence as spiritual parables across cultures: the belief that there is goodness moving through the world, unseen but ever-present. To believe in Santa is, in a sense, to believe in the invisible workings of love — that giving, gratitude, and joy are divine energies that keep the world alive.

The “Santa in Chimney” stamp is a celebration of spiritual generosity and inner light. It reminds us that to give — quietly, joyfully, and from the heart — is to participate in the sacred cycle of grace. In its playful depiction of Santa’s midnight journey, it reveals the deeper truth that every act of love, no matter how small, is a gift from the divine moving through human hands.

GUMMED STAMPS: These postage stamps have a traditional moisture-activated gum on the back. These stamps require licking or wetting to adhere to envelopes or other surfaces. To ensure good adhesion, apply vintage gummed stamps to your mailings with a glue stick (we recommend using Elmer's "Re-Stick" glue sticks).

PROCESSING & SHIPPING: Orders are typically processed and shipped within 1-3 business days of placing your order. All orders are shipped from California — please allow additional time for transit.

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TELL YOUR STORY IN STAMPS: We’ve worked with hundreds of couples and their stationers to custom design highly stylized personalized postage sets based on our customer’s life stories. We can help you curate personalized vintage postage sets to commemorate your save-the-date, wedding, shower, announcement, and other special occasions in a truly unique fashion. Drawing on our encyclopedic knowledge of every stamp ever issued by the USPS, and sourcing from our extensive inventory of collectable unused vintage stamps, we’ll help you tell your unique story in stamps!

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