Day 12: It’s the first day of our 12 Days Of Christmas. If you want your Christmas cards — or letters from Santa — to have a special North Pole postmark, follow a few simple instructions.

• affix the correct postage to addressed envelopes and cards
• pack them in a larger envelope, box, Priority Mail or Express Mail package
• send them to:

North Pole Holiday Cancellation
Postmaster
4141 Postmark Dr.
Anchorage, AK 99530-9998

To ensure delivery by Christmas, all requests must be received in Anchorage, Alaska by Dec. 10. The service is provided at no cost, but each card or letter must have the correct amount of postage and be addressed.

For more information, check out the USPS. Photo by Nicole Hill Gerulat.