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Current Issues

Father Christmas
Father Christmas Sets and Sheets
Date of Issue: 20th October 2009
Father Christmas Set
Father Christmas Retail Sheets

Ruddy cheeked, white bearded and red cloaked…Who could mistake Santa Claus?
Like many mythical figures his appearance has evolved with time.
He is one of the modern images of Christmas; steeped in emotion for the young: Santa the gift bearer: jovial and portly, otherwise known as ‘Father Christmas,’ who laughs ‘Ho, Ho!’ and is drawn magically by reindeer through the night sky on Christmas Eve in a toy-laden sleigh.

Code Description Cost Quantity Buy
NI01Father Christmas IOM Rate 30p Stamp£ 0.30
NI02Father Christmas UK Rate 33p Stamp£ 0.33
NI31Father Christmas Mint Set£ 3.52
NI81Father Christmas CTO Set£ 3.52
NI68Father Christmas Mint IOM Rate Self-adhesive Retail Sheet£ 9.00
NI69Father Christmas Mint UK Rate Self-adhesive Retail Sheet£ 9.90
NI70Father Christmas CTO IOM Rate Self-adhesive Retail Sheet£ 9.00
NI71Father Christmas CTO UK Rate Self-adhesive Retail Sheet£ 9.90
NI32Father Christmas Mint Self-Stick 2 Stamp Set£ 0.63
NI82Father Christmas CTO Self-Stick 2 Stamp Set£ 0.63

Our issue illustrates the changing image of Father Christmas through the generations

• Just for Christmas our local rate postage is reduced to 30p and the ‘self-stick stamps’ are always popular.
(Rate effective from the 1st to the 20th of December 2009)
We are making the IOM and UK values available in the form of ‘retail sheets’ and as a set of two stamps.

• 'Standing order' customers please note: the retail sheets are not a ‘standing order’ item, so will not be sent to you automatically