For the Cumberland Times-News
MIAMISBURG, Ohio — For the sixth consecutive year, the U.S. Postal Service has issued the nation’s commemorative winter holiday stamps on paper manufactured in North America by NewPage Corp. First announced at the American Stamp Dealers Association Mega Stamp Show in New York City, the limited edition stamps are now widely available at local post offices, select mailing substations and on the USPS Web site. These stamps were produced with OptiPrime Stamp facestock, manufactured at the NewPage Stevens Point, Wis., mill.
The 2009 winter holiday stamp designs feature a reindeer dangling a red bulb ornament from his antler; a snowman, dusted by flurries of large snowflakes, sporting a top hat, coal buttons and a carrot nose; a gingerbread man decorated for the season with green, red and white icing; and a smiling toy soldier, standing at attention.
Borders of evergreens, stars, wreaths and holly provide additional cheer. This year’s 44-cent first-class stamp can be purchased in booklets of 20 and ATM booklets of 18.
The last five winter holiday stamp designs, also printed on NewPage paper, include Santa ornaments (2004), sugar cookies (2005), snowflakes (2006), holiday knits (2007) and nutcrackers (2008).
“We’re very pleased the U.S. Postal Service has again selected our paper for the annual winter holiday stamps,” said Ed Buehler, general manager, specialty papers of NewPage.
NewPage is the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, based on production capacity, with $4.4 billion in net sales for the year ended Dec. 31, 2008. The company’s product portfolio is the broadest in North America and includes coated freesheet, coated groundwood, supercalendered, newsprint and specialty papers.
These papers are used for corporate collateral, commercial printing, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts, newspapers, packaging applications and direct mail advertising.
NewPage owns paper mills in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nova Scotia, Canada.
