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Monday, November 25, 2013

USPS ad for ‘holiday stamps’ omits Christmas — includes Kwanzaa, Hanukkah -- By Cheryl K. Chumley, The Washington Times

Gingerbread stamps. (Screen grab of https://store.usps.com/)Where's Christmas? As one social media commentator rapidly noticed, a recent U.S. Postal Service advertisement to sell "holiday stamps" curiously omitted a Christmas or Christian-themed message, yet included portrayals of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

The ad reported by The Blaze contained the text: "Don't forget your holiday stamps. You'll find them at your nearest post office or on eBay." And below the text were pictures of three stamps: One showed a candle holder with nine lighted candles, emblazoned with the word "Hanukkah." Another showed an colorful symbol over an open book, above the block-type word "Kwanzaa."

And the third, in the middle, showed — a gingerbread house.

Twitter reflected the outrage of at least one eagle-eyed writer.

The poster @RennaW said: "Don't forget those three American holidays: Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and ... gingerbread house." The same poster followed with another comment: "What happened to Christmas?"  And a couple more, from the same poster: "Oh yeah, because Christians celebrate the Holy Day of Gingerbread House, seriously? This is awful" and "I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a very merry Gingerbread House."

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