The first day ceremony for the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stamps was held Thursday, November 6, 2014, at the National Postal Museum in Washington, DC. These photos are stills from a video provided by the USPS. The video is at the end of this page. (Our coverage of the stamps themselves, with illustrations, technical details and FDC information, is here.)From left to right are Allen Kane, director of the museum. Nagisa Manabe, Chief Marketing/Sales Officer and Executive Vice President of the USPS; Rebbeca Crouch, founding principal, DC Scholars Public Charter School; Caroline Williamson (not further identified). Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe; and Gerald Roane, Postmaster of Washington DC.

USPS CMO Nagisa Manabe. We believe this is the first time she has been a speaker at a first-day ceremony.
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe

Caroline (the little girl) was so interested in the stamp image that PMG Donahoe had to tap her on the shoulder and tell her to face the cameras. The Postmaster General seems to be enjoying himself. He probably was. He told The Virtual Stamp Club at the Hot Rods first-day ceremony that these events are the best part of his job. First PMG Ben Franklin watches over a “Create A Stamp Collection” area at the NPM. This PMG, unlike some of his predecessors, almost always sticks around to sign autographs after first-day ceremonies.
And here’s a video from the USPS: