Don't Forget to Ask for Your Madonna and Child Stamps at the Post Office (PO not advertising them!)

11.28.05 | chickensoup

[Chickensoup]

What is Eid?


I have never heard of it.

Is it popular?

[dfwgator]

Her daughter is the spitting image of her.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

My conservative Cow Town Post Office has them displayed prominently. My rural postal gals don't give a rip what "Corporate" wants them to do. :)

[Rummyfan]

Ask for the Madonna and Child stamps. Apparently the postal service is too embarrassed to hang any posters advertising them in the postal offices (at least in my area}.

Yet they issued an 'Eid' stamp last year. Sometimes I think we're doomed.....

[narby]

They've got a Kwanza stamp! They've got to be kidding....

[Old Grumpy]

"They had no problem advertising that Eid stamp though, DID THEY."

They sure didn't! After seeing that one, I decided to put the Marine stamps on my CHRISTMAS cards.

[Old Grumpy]

"What is Eid?"

It is a Muslim holiday that is similar to our Christmas.

[ZULU]

"Is it popular?"

In Saudi Arabia, Iran, etc. it is.

[siunevada]

What is Eid? I have never heard of it. Is it popular?

Boy, you're not very politically correct, are you?

For Muslims, Eid ul-Fitr is a joyful celebration of the achievement of enhanced piety. ... Eid ul-Fitr commemorates the end of the month of Ramadan. ...

And for hypochondriacs, we have:

EID: Emerging Infectious Diseases; A Peer-Reviewed Journal Tracking And Analyzing Disease Trends

[Tanniker Smith]

When you ask for Christmas stamps, just make sure to ask for the religious ones. They also have two sets of stamps.

[The Phantom FReeper]

Grrr. I asked for Christmas stamps today, and wound up getting these ugly things that are supposed to look like cookie cut-outs of snowmen and such. I had no idea that they had REAL Christmas stamps, because they weren't shown anywhere.

[Chickensoup]

You can trade them in for real Christmas stamps. I understand they have to take them back.

[The Phantom FReeper]

Unfortunately, I already used one. That's okay. I'll just have to go back to the post office. The cookie cutter stamps can go on bills and other worthless things.

[eleni121]

Last time I went in I specifically asked for Christmas stamps.

I bought the Virgin and Child series and thanks for putting this thread up!

[Chickensoup]

I think it doesnt matter, you can still trade them in. You can also trade in uncanceled stamps on envelopes.

[Chickensoup]

You are welcome.

[bk1000]

Here they have a poster showing their seasonal stamps. The poster shows: Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Eid, & Holiday. The Madonna & child stamp is shown as 'Holiday'. The stamp has the word Christmas on it, but no where in the advertising

[TX Bluebonnet]

I was mailing packages this weekend and asked for Christmas stamps. They gave the ones of Christmas cookies. Being somewhat proud of my own cookies, I looked them over carefully. I swear I have never seen a cutter for these two sumo-wrestling elves before. Check it out:

[Moral Hazard]

"It is the TIMELESS MADONNA...AND THE KING OF KINGS!!"

I agree with out founding fathers: America needs no King.

[TASMANIANRED]

Bought mine last week when I stopped to mail Christmas Cards to a "support our troops" from our very own Canteen..

They were hanging on a wall display with all the other stamps.

In plain sight...