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A Christmas stamp is a postage stamp with a Christmas theme, intended for use on seasonal mail such as Christmas cards. Many countries of the world issue such stamps, which are regular postage stamps (in contrast to Christmas seals ) and are usually valid for postage year-round (in some countries they have a discounted value and are for use ...
The list does not include artists who were commissioned by the U.S. Post Office Department (or its successor, the United States Postal Service) to specifically create artwork for a postage stamp. Scenes from American history, famous Americans, and traditional Christmas images are postage stamp themes frequently employing original artwork.
Nativity images became increasing popular in panel paintings in the 15th century, although on altarpieces the Holy Family often had to share the picture space with donor portraits. In Early Netherlandish painting the usual simple shed, little changed from Late Antiquity, developed into an elaborate ruined temple, initially Romanesque in style ...
Chrismon Chi-Rho symbol with Alpha and Omega on a 4th-century sarcophagus (Vatican Museums). A Christogram (Latin: Monogramma Christi) [a] is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a religious symbol within the Christian Church.
Christmas: 8 Stamps: Nativity Scenes: 2nd class, 2nd class large, 1st class, 1st class large, £1.35, £1.55, £1.60, £2.30 [54] [55] Charlie Smith Design xxx 2019.11.18 Lunar Year of the Rat: Generic Sheet. 20 Stamps: 1st class X 20 – different smiler stamps featuring fireworks images Royal Mail Group Ltd 579 2019.11.26 Star Wars
Back in 2021, Clinton spoke with PEOPLE about his family's holiday traditions, sharing that he and Hillary usually visit Chelsea and her three kids — Charlotte, 8, Aidan, 6, and Jasper, 3 ...
The 'Old Farmer's Almanac' Christmas weather predictions are here, and it looks like it will be a mild holiday. Here's what to expect on December 25 in 2024.
Jennifer M. Toombs was a notable British postage stamp designer. [2] [3]Jennifer Toombs has designed stamps for at least 70 countries (from the British Virgin Islands to Bahrein, St. Kitts, Malawi, Ethiopia and Bahamas) in some cases she has also designed the cachet for matching First Day Covers and matching pictorial first day of issue postmarks.