New plate number reported for U.S. Holiday Cheer stamps

By Charles Snee

In late October, Linn’s Stamp News learned of a new plate number, P2222, for the United States Holiday Cheer stamps (Scott 6033-6036) that were issued Sept. 13 in double-sided panes of 20.

Plate number P1111 was used by printer Ashton Potter of Williamsville, N.Y., to produce 500 million Holiday Cheer stamps that were finished into 25 million double-sided panes of 20 for sale at post offices and other outlets authorized to sell postage stamps.

Linn’s contacted Albert Ruiz, a senior public relations representative for the U.S. Postal Service, for more details about the plate number change.

“The plate number change from P1111 to P2222 for Holiday Cheer was due to a change in paper,” Ruiz said in a Nov. 4 email. When asked to clarify, Ruiz said that the new plate number was the result of a change in the size of the paper roll used to print the stamps.

The 2025 Holiday Cheer stamps remain on sale and may be purchased from the USPS Postal Store at https://store.usps.com/store.

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