{"product_id":"forever-stamps-2023-snow-globes-winter-holiday-collection-first-class-postage","title":"Forever Stamps 2023 Snow Globes – Winter Holiday Collection, First-Class Postage","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst Day of Issue: September 19, 2023\u003cbr\u003eFirst Day City: Breckenridge, Colorado\u003cbr\u003ePrinted by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.\u003cbr\u003ePrinting Method: Offset\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Double-sided Booklets of 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe USPS issued the Stamps to celebrate the holiday season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach stamp features an oil painting of a snow globe by Gregory Manchess, showcasing four designs: a snowman, Santa Claus, a deer, and a Christmas tree. Each stamp has a different background color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe First Day of Issue Ceremony took place at the Stephen C. West Ice Arena in Breckenridge, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSnow globes possess a magical quality, holding a small world in our hands. In 2023, the USPS added that magic to our mail with four whimsical holiday postage Stamps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe earliest snow globes, produced as paperweights, date back to the 1878 and 1889 Paris Universal Expositions. Austrian inventor Erwin Perzy filed the first snow globe patent in 1900, opening the Original Wiener Schneekugelmanufacktur in Vienna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerzy’s globes gained worldwide fame, leading to a surge in snow globe production globally. They began featuring various themes, characters, and scenes, with Christmas-themed globes becoming particularly popular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough many people shake snow globes to make the snow fall, experts suggest holding them upside down. Once the snow collects at the top, turning it back over lets the snow fall as the designer intended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"100 Stamps (5 Books)","offer_id":53740247646526,"sku":"ST23-A15-5","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"300 Stamps (15 Books)","offer_id":53740247679294,"sku":"ST23-A15-15","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"500 Stamps (25 Books)","offer_id":53740247712062,"sku":"ST23-A15-25","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 Stamps (50 Books)","offer_id":53740247744830,"sku":"ST23-A15-50","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 Stamps (250 Books)","offer_id":53740247777598,"sku":"ST23-A15-250","price":699.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/0399\/5454\/files\/2-1-3-1-1.webp?v=1781280655","url":"https:\/\/karmamindset.com\/products\/forever-stamps-2023-snow-globes-winter-holiday-collection-first-class-postage","provider":"Karma Mindset","version":"1.0","type":"link"}