December 9th: Stock of this stamp at Stamp Fulfillment Services is low, and you can no longer order it by phone, on USPS.com or eBay. On the other hand, the USPS says there are still 5 million Christmas Magi stamps in post offices.

November 19th: Photos from the first day ceremony are here.

October 24th: First-day Digital Color Postmark:

DCP Size: 2.80″ x 1.35″

From the October 16th Postal Bulletin:

On November 19, 2014, in Washington, DC, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Christmas Magi stamp (Forever priced at 49 cents), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive (PSA) Booklet of 20 stamps (Item 689700).

The stamp will go on sale nationwide November 19, 2014.

The Christmas Magi stamp celebrates one of the most beloved stories of the holiday season: the tale of three visitors from the east who came bearing gifts for Jesus. The stamp art depicts the Magi atop a trio of camels near the summit of a small hill. Guiding them is a large, dazzling star. The colors in the sky range from rose near the horizon, darkening to a rich purple at the top, suggesting that the travelers are moving through the desert at dawn. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp, which was illustrated by Nancy Stahl.

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office, at The Postal Store® website at http://www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-STAMP-24. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:

Christmas Magi Stamp
Special Events
PO Box 92282
Washington, DC 20090-2282

After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service™ will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers have to pay five cents each. All orders must be postmarked by January 18, 2015.

There are eight philatelic products for this stamp issue:

689706, Press Sheet with Die cuts, $78.40 (print quantity 1,000).
689708, Press Sheet without Die cuts, $78.40 (print quantity 1,000).
689710 Digital Color Postmark Keepsake, $11.95.
689716 First-Day Cover, $0.93.
689721 Digital Color Postmark, $1.64.
689724 Framed Art, $39.95.
689730 Ceremony Program, $6.95.
689731 Stamp Deck Card, $0.95.

Technical Specifications:

Issue: Christmas Magi Stamp
Item Number: 689700
Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail, Forever, 49 cents
Format: Double-Sided Booklet of 20 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: November 19, 2014, Washington, DC 20066
Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Designer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Typographer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Artist: Nancy Stahl, New York, NY
Modeler: Donald Woo
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America/SSP
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Press Type: Alprinta, Model 74
Stamps per Booklet: 20
Print Quantity: 200 million
Paper Type: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Overall
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive adhesive
Processed at: Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.77 x 1.05 in./19.56 x 26.67 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 0.91 x 1.19 in./23.11 x 30.23 mm
Full Booklet Size (w x h): 5.74 x 2.38 in./145.87 x 60.33 mm
Press Sheet Size (w x h): 11.49 x 9.5 in./291.74 x 241.30 mm
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 8520
Plate Size: 160 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “S” followed by five (5) single digits
Marginal Markings: • Plate numbers • © 2014 • USPS Logo

October 21st: Invitation to stamp collectors for the first-day ceremony (You can click on it to make it bigger):

August 21st: Third in the Holy Family series, Christmas Magi shows the three wise men on camels, against a purple background, and guiding them is a big dazzling star. November 19th at St. John’s Episcopal in Washington, across from the White House. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp, illustrated by Nancy Stahl.