15c Santa Claus Ornament
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Object Details
- Description
- The 15-cent Santa Claus Christmas stamp was placed on sale at North Pole, Arkansas, on October 18, 1979, and the 15-cent Virgin and Child Christmas stamp was placed on sale October 18, 1979, at Washington, DC. The Virgin and Child stamp depicts a painting of the same name by Gerard David in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- The Santa Claus stamp was designed by Eskil Ohlsson; the Virgin and Child stamp was designed by Bradbury Thompson. Both were issued in sheets of 100.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (September 13, 1979).
- 15-cent mint single
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- October 18, 1979
- Object number
- 1981.0242.5
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink ( ); adhesive
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1800
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Holidays & Celebrations
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1981.0242.5
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm80c22ce81-65bc-46e6-bc19-92c87dbd4a7a
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