FITCHBURG — The Christmas spirit is overflowing in Fitchburg, where a run on Christmas stamps has led to the Post Office here running out of holiday stamps for the time being … they’re ordering more.
And that was after the Fitchburg Post Office ordered double Christmas stamps this year.
“People like to buy stamps to send to their family,” said Postal Service Supervisor Antonio Bias. “And they like to have a variety of stamps.”
But both the Christmas tree ornaments stamps and the religious stamps were sold out at the Fitchburg Post Office on Monday and Tuesday, forcing people in the holiday mood to resort to American flags, animals or flowers.
And the animals are cute, but, they don’t quite evoke the holiday vibe like Christmas stamps.
“It’s a Christmas tradition,” Bias said. “And they use the red and green envelopes,” to make it even more festive.
But no worries, more Christmas stamps are on the way.
Bias wasn’t sure if it was a particular love for the Christmas ornament or religious stamps this year, but said that last year people were getting a sparkle in their eyes over the snow globe stamps that were available.
“They liked the snow globe ones,” Bias said.
“It’s been busy,” Bias said, accounting for the run on Christmas stamps. “Mainly people over 30, young people don’t use mail. But it’s popular” to send holiday cards and packages if you’re of a certain age.
In Lowell, Postal Service Supervisor Enoch Davaris said that despite the increased holiday traffic, “we still got them.”
But they have gone through quite a few. “Yeah, It’s Christmas, the Christmas stamps sell the most. Any time we go to a theme, they sell well. I assume the Christmas the ones that sell more, at least here.”
And he’s also seen other evidence of a high level of Christmas.
“Every time I see the kids, they’re excited. Some gave me letters to Santa. The spirit is here, the Lowell people got the spirit.”
And the postal carriers and clerks have been as busy as elves.
“Absolutely, we have an increase in flow.”
And Davaris said one thing that warms the heart of postal carriers over the holidays is to see people spend a moment to throw some joyous spirit their way.
“The customers also will give a card to the carriers,” he said.
“It’s nice to see. Some people do an extra card for the mailman, it’s nice to know that the public thinks about them in the holiday season, that they are appreciated,” Davaris added.
And that helps them make sure that “neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”
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