Santa Claus called "Operation Santa" to ensure that letters to Santa are adopted by charitable organizations, major corporations, local businesses and individuals in order to make children's holiday dreams come true from coast to coast. Those seeking a North Pole holiday postmark through the USPS, are told to send their letter from Santa or a holiday greeting card by 10 December to: North Pole Holiday Postmark, Postmaster, 4141 Postmark Dr, Anchorage, AK 99530-9998. In 2006, according to the UPU's 2007 study and survey of national postal operations, France's Postal Service received the most letters for Santa Claus or "Père Noël" with 1,220,000
Santa Claus, Arizona the official Arizona State Map. In July 1983, owner Tony Wilcox listed the entire town for sale. Wilcox sought $95,000 for the community. He had received an offer of $50,000, but turned it down, convinced that the town was worth much more. In 1988, Santa Claus had three tiny, poorly maintained A-frame buildings painted to represent peppermint candies. American writer Mark Winegardner described Santa Claus at that time as being on its last legs. Additionally, Winegardner noted in his 1988 book "Elvis Presley Boulevard: From Sea to Shining Sea, Almost", that"Styrofoam silver bells, strands of burned-out Christmas lights and faded