Snow Globes Forever First Class Postage Stamps

Gregory Manchess painted these four snow globes in oils, and they are reproduced small enough that the glass still reads as glass. The Postal Service put them on sale in September 2023 out of Breckenridge, Colorado, at a first-day ceremony held in the town's ice arena, which is about as on-theme as these events get. They were issued at the 66¢ rate then in force, as nondenominated Forever stamps.

A snow globe is a winter object rather than a religious one, and that is the practical distinction here. These carry holiday cards going to a mixed list without assuming anything about the recipient, and they keep working through January when the nativity and Santa stamps start to look late. Booklets of 20. As Forever stamps they float with the rate, so the ones bought at 66¢ now cover a one-ounce letter at 82¢ with nothing to add - which is the argument for buying more than one book at a time.