1995 32c Contemporary Christmas: Children Sledding
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US #3013
1995 Children Sledding
- Contemporary Christmas
- Self-Adhesive
- Produced for sale in ATMs
Category of Stamp: Commemorative
Set: Christmas
Value: 32¢, First-class mail rate
First Day of Issue: October 19, 1995
First Day City: Christmas, Florida
Quantity Issued: 90,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 18 (3 across, 6 down)
Perforations: Die Cut
Reason the stamp was issued: This contemporary Christmas stamp was issued for sale from Automatic Teller Machines (ATM).
About the stamp design: Unlike previous Christmas issued sold in ATMs, this design was relevant throughout the winter, rather than just at Christmas. The image of a boy and girl on a wooden sled is from an antique postcard found in the John Grossman Collection. The postcard was part of a series called “Happy Days.” It was printed by the London printing company Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony took place at Fort Christmas, in the city of Christmas, Florida. The Midnight Angel was unveiled during the same ceremony.
Unusual thing about this stamp: This ATM booklet was available at over 2,400 ATMs across the US. That was three times as many as the previous year’s Cardinal in Snow stamp.
About the Christmas series: By the early 1960s, the US Post Office was receiving 1,000 letters a year (for several years) asking for a Christmas-themed stamp to frank their holiday mail. The idea was approved and the US issued its first Christmas stamp on November 1, 1962.
The stamp was wildly popular, featuring popular holiday decorations of a wreath and candles. The Post Office Department had expected there would be a great demand for the issue, so they printed 350 million stamps – the largest print run for a special stamp up to that time. Those 350 million stamps sold out quickly, leading the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to produce more stamps – reaching over 860 million by the end of the year.
While the Christmas stamp was very popular, it wasn’t without its detractors. Some didn’t agree with the idea of the post office issuing a stamp honoring a religious holiday. Others wanted Christmas stamps that were more religious. The Post Office would continue to issue Christmas stamps in the coming years that featured the National Christmas Tree, seasonal plants, and an angel in 1965. The angel was considered less controversial because angels are included in many religions, not just Christianity.
In 1966, the Post Office came up with a plan to produce Christmas stamps utilizing classic paintings of the Madonna and Child. These stamps wouldn’t violate the separation of church and state because they were a celebration of culture. On November 1, 1966, they issued the first US Madonna and Child stamp in Christmas, Michigan. The stamp featured the 15th century painting, Madonna and Child with Angels, by Flemish painter Hans Memling.
That stamp was very popular and over 1.1 billion were printed. The same design was used again the following year, however, the 1967 stamp was larger and showed more of the painting. The stamp’s continued popularity led the Post Office to issue another traditional Christmas stamp in 1968, this time picturing the Angel Gabriel. For the 1969 issue, they reverted back to the non-religious theme, with a stamp picturing a painting called Winter Sunday in Norway, Maine.
The Post Office made a big change in 1970. To keep people in both camps happy, they issued one traditional Christmas stamp, picturing a classic painting of the Nativity, plus a block of four picturing Christmas toys. That decision proved popular and they have continued to issue stamps with both traditional and contemporary Christmas themes ever since.
US #3013
1995 Children Sledding
- Contemporary Christmas
- Self-Adhesive
- Produced for sale in ATMs
Category of Stamp: Commemorative
Set: Christmas
Value: 32¢, First-class mail rate
First Day of Issue: October 19, 1995
First Day City: Christmas, Florida
Quantity Issued: 90,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 18 (3 across, 6 down)
Perforations: Die Cut
Reason the stamp was issued: This contemporary Christmas stamp was issued for sale from Automatic Teller Machines (ATM).
About the stamp design: Unlike previous Christmas issued sold in ATMs, this design was relevant throughout the winter, rather than just at Christmas. The image of a boy and girl on a wooden sled is from an antique postcard found in the John Grossman Collection. The postcard was part of a series called “Happy Days.” It was printed by the London printing company Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony took place at Fort Christmas, in the city of Christmas, Florida. The Midnight Angel was unveiled during the same ceremony.
Unusual thing about this stamp: This ATM booklet was available at over 2,400 ATMs across the US. That was three times as many as the previous year’s Cardinal in Snow stamp.
About the Christmas series: By the early 1960s, the US Post Office was receiving 1,000 letters a year (for several years) asking for a Christmas-themed stamp to frank their holiday mail. The idea was approved and the US issued its first Christmas stamp on November 1, 1962.
The stamp was wildly popular, featuring popular holiday decorations of a wreath and candles. The Post Office Department had expected there would be a great demand for the issue, so they printed 350 million stamps – the largest print run for a special stamp up to that time. Those 350 million stamps sold out quickly, leading the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to produce more stamps – reaching over 860 million by the end of the year.
While the Christmas stamp was very popular, it wasn’t without its detractors. Some didn’t agree with the idea of the post office issuing a stamp honoring a religious holiday. Others wanted Christmas stamps that were more religious. The Post Office would continue to issue Christmas stamps in the coming years that featured the National Christmas Tree, seasonal plants, and an angel in 1965. The angel was considered less controversial because angels are included in many religions, not just Christianity.
In 1966, the Post Office came up with a plan to produce Christmas stamps utilizing classic paintings of the Madonna and Child. These stamps wouldn’t violate the separation of church and state because they were a celebration of culture. On November 1, 1966, they issued the first US Madonna and Child stamp in Christmas, Michigan. The stamp featured the 15th century painting, Madonna and Child with Angels, by Flemish painter Hans Memling.
That stamp was very popular and over 1.1 billion were printed. The same design was used again the following year, however, the 1967 stamp was larger and showed more of the painting. The stamp’s continued popularity led the Post Office to issue another traditional Christmas stamp in 1968, this time picturing the Angel Gabriel. For the 1969 issue, they reverted back to the non-religious theme, with a stamp picturing a painting called Winter Sunday in Norway, Maine.
The Post Office made a big change in 1970. To keep people in both camps happy, they issued one traditional Christmas stamp, picturing a classic painting of the Nativity, plus a block of four picturing Christmas toys. That decision proved popular and they have continued to issue stamps with both traditional and contemporary Christmas themes ever since.