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US Postal Service trying to kill Christmas?
Mail ^ | 2005/11/27 | Ed in NJ

Posted on 11/27/2005 7:03:32 AM PST by Ed_in_NJ

Dear Postal Customer

With the holiday season upon us, I would like to take this opportunity to say "HAPPY HOLIDAYS"

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This card arrived in the mailbox yesterday, and goes on to offer the following types of stamps: Hanukkah, Contemporary, Traditional, Kwanzaa, EID.

That's it -- no Christmas!

A visit to usps.com shows "Madonna and Child" stamps, and those with Santa Claus -- but the word Christmas never appears.

1 posted on 11/27/2005 7:03:34 AM PST by Ed_in_NJ
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To: Ed_in_NJ
US Postal Service
What's that?
2 posted on 11/27/2005 7:04:38 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Ed_in_NJ

It's so ridiculous. If 85% of the population (if not more) celebrate Christmas in some way or another, why not say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays?
Soon the card manufacturers will no longer print Christmas cards.


3 posted on 11/27/2005 7:08:11 AM PST by nuconvert (No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR) [there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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To: oh8eleven

LOL -- one of those memories of days long past!


4 posted on 11/27/2005 7:09:14 AM PST by Ed_in_NJ (Who killed Suzanne Coleman?)
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To: Ed_in_NJ

I don't know why anybody uses stamps. They don't make email go any faster and plus they'd be hard to pick off the monitor.


5 posted on 11/27/2005 7:10:31 AM PST by A knight without armor
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To: Ed_in_NJ

A visit to usps.com shows "Madonna and Child" stamps, and those with Santa Claus -- but the word Christmas never appears. Let's see Madonna and Child, Santa Claus and you say there's no Christmas. Nice interpretation.


6 posted on 11/27/2005 7:11:46 AM PST by bigsigh
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To: Ed_in_NJ

But.. but...It's the Republicans ruining Christmas!

Bill Press says so! And dnC-Span gave him a forum to say it!


7 posted on 11/27/2005 7:14:52 AM PST by digger48
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"and you say there's no Christmas"

Not what I said -- care to read it again?

8 posted on 11/27/2005 7:15:04 AM PST by Ed_in_NJ (Who killed Suzanne Coleman?)
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To: bigsigh
"and you say there's no Christmas"

Not what I said -- care to read it again?

9 posted on 11/27/2005 7:15:06 AM PST by Ed_in_NJ (Who killed Suzanne Coleman?)
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To: Ed_in_NJ

Read it, posted it in my reply. So what's the problem with these stamps. What is your position.


10 posted on 11/27/2005 7:17:30 AM PST by bigsigh
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BS, the point wasn't that they didn't have the stamps, it was that the "ecumenical" mailing omitted the word Christmas while listing every other seasonal celebration under the sun. It was conspicuous by absence. Leftist PC run amok.
11 posted on 11/27/2005 7:27:09 AM PST by NonValueAdded (CNN: I dub thee Richard X)
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To: NonValueAdded

got it


12 posted on 11/27/2005 7:28:37 AM PST by bigsigh
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To: NonValueAdded

I emailed them and got this wimpy response...


Dear Melanie,

We have a Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee made up of non-postal personnel who select all new stamps that we issue each year. Please send your suggestion to the following address:

Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
Stamp Development
US Postal Service
1735 North Lynn St Rm 5013
Arlington VA 22209-6432
http://www.usps.com/communications/organization/csac.htm

Common suggestions for new stamps include stamps to honor a person. We'd like to point out that a person can only have a stamp issued in their image if they have been deceased for at least ten years. The only exceptions to this are stamps honoring a President of the United States.

We hope this information has been helpful and answered your question. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for visiting and supporting our web sites.



Cheryl


13 posted on 11/27/2005 8:55:46 AM PST by pitinkie (revenge will be sweet)
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To: Ed_in_NJ

ping


14 posted on 11/27/2005 8:57:42 AM PST by pitinkie (revenge will be sweet)
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Thanks! I'll get in touch with these devoted citizens, and ask them what they think they're doing -- and volunteer my opinion.


15 posted on 11/27/2005 9:16:32 AM PST by Ed_in_NJ (Who killed Suzanne Coleman?)
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Not to worry, The USPS will save us money next year. Instead of all of those separate Holiday stamps, They will issue Just ONE stamp....

The "Chrismahanukwanzakah" stamp !

16 posted on 11/27/2005 9:24:20 AM PST by austinmark ("May the Flea's of a Thousand Camels Nest in ALLAH's Pubic Hair" !!!)
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To: Ed_in_NJ

Welcome..


17 posted on 11/27/2005 9:37:35 AM PST by pitinkie (revenge will be sweet)
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To: bigsigh

Has the word "Christmas" appeared on the Madonna or Santa stamps in prior years? Anyone have any leftovers to check?


18 posted on 11/27/2005 10:11:46 AM PST by Knute (W- Yep, He's STILL the President!)
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some said that the word diud not appear on the list. I hope we don't need to see the word Christmas on a picture of Santa Claus or the Madonna and Child to understand that.


19 posted on 11/27/2005 10:14:07 AM PST by bigsigh
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"We" may understand it, but future generations won't if they NEVER SEE the word.

The USPS seems to be AVOIDING THE USE OF THE WORD "CHRISTMAS."

20 posted on 11/27/2005 5:17:24 PM PST by Ed_in_NJ (Who killed Suzanne Coleman?)
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