44c Hanukkah Menorah Stamps - Pack of 10

Ten 44c Hanukkah Menorah Stamps
Issued: October 9, 2009
Scott Catalog #4433

10 Mint, unused postage stamps with original gum as issued by the Post Office. These stamps are genuine and valid to use as postage for current mailing. Be sure to use enough total postage to meet the current postal rate for the item you are mailing.

Great for special mailings like weddings, birthdays, valentines, and events. Also good to use for scrapbooking or displaying in a small picture frame. It's a miniature work of art.

About this stamp:
Hanukkah is a Jewish festival that celebrates the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem and a miracle that occurred there. To rededicate the Temple, oil was needed for a burning light to symbolize the strength of God.  Legend states that only enough oil to last one day could be found, but miraculously, the oil burned for eight days.  Since that time, Hanukkah is celebrated each year for eight days, beginning on the 25th day of the month of Kislev in the Gregorian calendar (usually December).  During the festive celebration, families gather together to light eight candles in a menorah (candelabrum shown on cachet) just after sunset.  A ninth candle (shammes) on the menorah is used to light the candles, one more each day until all are lit.