Christmas

Celebrate with your loved ones

What really matters at Christmas? The four new stamps show shared moments in winter time and during the festive season illustrated with plenty of warmth.

Seated together around the table or sharing rituals and expe- riences this year’s set focuses on togetherness. The designs follow a family through four moments that are typical of winter and the festive season: a visit to the Christmas market, wrapping and sending gifts, and enjoying a cosy Christmas dinner. Alwayssurrounded by the people who matter most: our loved ones.

Far and yet so close

Lemady Rochard took inspiration from his own family life when designing the stamps. The British illustrator has been living in Switzerland for 13 years; his friends and family live in various different countries. “For me, Christmas often means both closeness and absence. Each year my children and I visit the Christmas market to choose gifts for our nearest and dearest. When we can’t be together, we try to stay connected and show our affection with gifts, homemade cards and small tokens that we send to our family and friends in different countries,” says Rochard.