Tucker'Carlson

Editor'in'Chief
The'Daily'Caller'News'Foundation
tucker@dailycaller.com
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Dear'Mr.'Carlson,
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Your'Sept.'10'article'Is'the'Postal'Service'Declaring'War'on'Religion?'is'
incorrect'and'misleads'your'readers'into'thinking'Post'Offices'will'not'be'offering'
religiousNthemed'holiday'stamps'this'year.'Nothing'could'be'further'from'the'
truth.'Allow'me'to'set'the'record'straight.
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We'have'more'than'a'half'billion'religiousNthemed'holiday'stamps'in'inventory'
and'based'on'prior'years'purchases,'thats'more'than'twice'sold'during'a'typical'
Holiday'season.
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Our'decision'to'print'select'holidayNthemed'stamps'every'other'year'is'a'
business'decision'based'on'supply'and'demand'while'serving'the'needs'of'our'
customers.'Moreover,'we'have'found'that'the'popularity'of'Holiday'Forever'
stamps''which'are'good'for'mailing'a'one'ounce'letter'anytime'in'the'future'
regardless'of'price'changes''result'in'more'stamps'purchased'at'a'time.
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Evidently'the'story'idea'about'the'Postal'Service'Declaring'a'War'on'Religion'
began'when'your'reporter'visited'a'Post'Office'and'found'that'it'had'no'religiousN
themed'stamps'available.'Postmasters'have'the'ability'to'order'holiday'stamps,'
but'as'most'customers'wait'until'after'Thanksgiving'to'mail'their'greeting'cards,'
Postmasters'typically'order'these'stamps'in'late'September'or'early'October.
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Customers'can'purchase'stamps'at'Post'Offices'or'online'at'usps.com/shop.'
ReligiousNthemed'Forever'holiday'stamps'available'this'year'include:'Christmas'
MagiU'EidU'HanukkahU'Holy'FamilyU'Madonna'of'the'Candelabra'by'RaphaelU'and,'
Virgin'and'Child'by'Jan'Gosseart.'Secular'Forever'stamps'include:'A'Charlie'
Brown'Christmas'(available'Oct.'1)U'Rudolph'the'Red'Nosed'ReindeerU'
Geometric'Snowflakes'(available'Oct.'23)U'Winter'FunU'Global'Holiday:'Silver'
Bells'WreathU'Global'Holiday:'and'Evergreen'Wreath.
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The'Postal'Service'has'a'long'standing'history'of'celebrating'the'religions'of'the'
world'on'postage'stamps.
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Mark'Saunders
U.S.'Postal'Service'Headquarters
Corporate'Communications,'Rm.'10501

475'L'Enfant'Plaza'SW'
Washington,'DC''20260N3100
O:'202.268.6524
C:'202.320.0782
F:'202.268.5103
mark.r.saunders@usps.gov
www.usps.com

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