The U.S. Postal Service is issuing its ninth Hanukkah stamp on Tuesday, September 29, at 11:00 a.m., continuing its tradition of honoring the eight-day Jewish holiday observed by millions of people in the United States and around the world.
The first-day-of-issue event for the Hanukkah stamp is free, open to the public, and will be held at Touro Synagogue in New Orleans with David Steiner, USPS postmaster general, as the dedicating official.
Hanukkah festivities begin on the 25th day of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar, a date that typically falls in late November or December. Traditional celebrations include singing holiday songs and eating traditional fried foods, such as latkes and sufganiyot, to commemorate the miracle of the oil.
Antonio Alcala, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp with original artwork by illustrator Lisa Perrin, featuring a dark blue dreidel with rust-colored Hebrew letters set against a turquoise background. Framing the dreidel are decorative elements like flowers and foliage in light and dark orange, cream, and shades of blue.
The Hanukkah stamp is issued as a Forever stamp in panes of 20. This stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.
For more information or to register, visit usps.com/Hanukkahstamp.
