Postmarks That Say Christmas--and Noel and . . .

WASHINGTON — Bethlehem, North Pole and Santa Claus are among the postmarks available to mailers of Christmas cards, the U.S. Postal Service has noted.

To get the special postmarks, simply address the cards as usual and apply first-class postage to each, then put them all into a large envelope and mail it to the postmaster at the post office in question, along with a note requesting the cards be postmarked in that community and mailed.

Among the suggestions of the Postal Service:

--Bethlehem, Conn., 06751.

--Bethlehem, Pa., 18016.

--Christmas, Fla., 32709.

--North Pole, Alaska, 99705.

--Santa Claus, Ind., 47579.

--Noel, Mo., 64854.

--Mistletoe, Ky., 41351.

--Snowflake, Ariz., 85937.

--Rudolph, Ohio, 43452.