1975 10c Contemporary Christmas: Christmas Card

Name: 1580 - 1975 10c Contemporary Christmas: Christmas Card
SKU: 305290
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U.S. #1580

1975 10¢ Christmas Card
Contemporary Christmas

Issue Date: October 14, 1975

City: Washington, DC

Quantity: 878,690,000

Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: 11

Color: Multicolored

This Christmas stamp shows one of the earliest Christmas cards printed in the United States. The original card, printed in 1878, included the words,"Ring the joybells, ring, Christ is born, our King." However, this wording was omitted on this non-religious Christmas issue.

Because postage rates for late 1975 were uncertain, both the Contemporary and Traditional Christmas stamps were issued with no denomination; they were the first non-denominated U.S. stamps.