USPS and Israel to co-issue Hanukkah stamp

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The new Hanukkah stamp artwork features a menorah created using the techniques of the traditional Jewish folk art of papercutting. Behind the menorah is a shape reminiscent of an ancient oil jug that represents the heart of Hanukkah. As a Forever stamp, Hanukkah will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price. Hanukkah begins on the 25th of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, a date that falls in late November or December. In 2018, Hanukkah begins at sundown Dec. 2.
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The new Hanukkah stamp artwork features a menorah created using the techniques of the traditional Jewish folk art of papercutting. Artist Tamar Fishman made a pencil sketch of the design and then with a fine blade, cut the two-dimensional image on white paper. She chose blue-purple and green papers for the background to highlight the central design. Behind the menorah is a shape reminiscent of an ancient oil jug that represents the heart of Hanukkah. Additional design elements include dreidels — spinning tops used to play a children’s game during the holiday — and a pomegranate plant with fruit and flowers.

Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp. As a Forever stamp, Hanukkah will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.

Hanukkah begins on the 25th of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, a date that falls in late November or December. In 2018, Hanukkah begins at sundown Dec. 2.

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Company: USPS, Activity: USPS, Date: 2018-09-17
Keywords: News, USPS, companies, design, israel, value, coissue, using, menorah, white, hanukkah, stamp, used, twodimensional, begins

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