Dec 24 1999 From: Miracle on 34th Street Your Honor, every one of these letters is addressed to Santa Claus. The Post Office has delivered them. Therefore the Post Office Department, a branch of the Federal Government, recognizes this man Kris Kringle to be the one and only Santa Claus. John Payne (Fred Gailey) File Updated: 2018-12-23 #Christmas#Government#Mail#Identification#Legal