Philatelic Society of Lancaster County friend and guest speaker Stanley Jones spoke on Christmas Seals Collecting and provided a sampling from his exhibits on the variety of ways to collect Christmas Seals and the related issues.
The seals started in Denmark in 1904, and seals from this era from both Denmark and Sweden will be shown. Following this are the first United States Christmas Seals, the Red Cross issues of 1907 (the first year of issue) through 1919. The Louisiana Tuberculosis Hospital in New Orleans produced their own local seals for many years. Grace Lutheran Sanatorium in San Antonio, Texas and Lutheran Sanatorium at Wheat Ridge, Colorado issued a variety of seals for use on Christmastime mail for many years.
This presentation will put you in a holiday mood. Enjoy!
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