Because I Am A Stamp Collector And We Sometimes Do Odd Things .

Here is a survey of stamps used on received Christmas mail:

4 – Holiday Cheer stamps (2025) – 2 Wreaths, 1 Birds, 1 Evergreen Branch
2 – Holiday Joy (2024) – Red Ornament, Blue Flower
2 – Winter Whimsy Snowflakes – 1 teal, 1 tan
1 – Snow Globe - Snowman
1 – Goodnight Moon (2025)
2 – Baby Wild Animals (2025) – 1 Fox; 1 Owls
1 – U.S. Army (2025)
1 – Elephants (2022)
1 – Freedom Flag (2023)
1 – Tulip Blossoms (2023) - purple
1 – Elegant Thank You (2020) – muted green
1 – Waving Flag (2019)
Of the 18 items noted, 3 received no cancellation of any kind on the stamp. All others received the Happy Holidays Christmas Tree cancellation in use throughout the country.
A larger item was received franked with 9 stamps ($9.05 in postage), plus an additional 70-cents postage label and tracking. NONE of the stamps received a cancellation.

Thank you for this post. I also collect any envelope or wrapper I receive in the mail with a stamp on it (cancelled or not). I seem to get the most stamps and cancels at the end of the year during the holiday season only.

I do like how your organized your list of stamps by its design and how they arrived to you. I want to start doing this as well throughout the year.

My Christmas mail, though an incomplete list:

1 - Christmas Wreath CVP - Computer-Vended Postage (2025)
2 - Holiday Cheer (2025)
1 - Winter Landscapes (2025)
1 - Flag (2025)
1 - Holiday Joy (2024)
1 - Winter Whimsey (2024)
3 - Madonna & Child (2024)
2 - Flag (2024)
1 - Snow Globe (2023)
2 - Flag (2023)
2 - Flags (2022)
2 - Flag (2019) - of which one was obviously counterfeit
1 - Christmas Santa Claus (1979), accompanied by other stamps

Most (including the CVP) had the Happy Holidays Christmas Tree cancellation. Exceptions:
1 - Happy Holidays Christmas Tree cancellation, but it was on the rear of the envelope.
2 - Postmarked with city/date, but no cancellation bars/design.
1 - Standard wavy bars cancellation. (The last of the batch to be delivered.)