I.L.S.
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Post by I.L.S. on Sept 29, 2013 18:06:58 GMT
OK I'll go first! There isn't really anything special but I love them just the same! What attention to detail they had.
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Sept 30, 2013 0:07:59 GMT
I know I've got some off-paper seals but it will take me awhile to find them. Here are several that are on cover. 1944: Scott WX118 tied on cover with Scott C26 postmarked Portland, Oregon on November 30.  1947: Scott WX135 on the back of a cover bearing Scott 948a postmarked Houston, Texas on December 10  ] 1957: Two Scott WX186 and a Boys Town on the back of a cover bearing Scott 1090 postmarked Santa Claus, Indiana on December 12.  |
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Post by jamesw on Oct 1, 2013 3:15:18 GMT
Nice seals! I've got several pages of the things. I've come to love them. Here are two Christmas postcards with seals. 1912 from Niagara Falls NY to Berlin (Kitchener) Ont. (front and back)  and 1923 from Orchard Park NY to Port Colbourne Ont. (just the one side)  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Oct 6, 2013 13:46:43 GMT
Scott lists three variations of the seal issued in 1940, with each being differentiated by their perforations; Scottt WX100, perf. 12.5X12; Scott WX101, perf. 12.5X13; and, Scott WX103, perf. 12.5. Here is a partial sheet of Scott WX103:  |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Oct 6, 2013 13:49:26 GMT
Beginning in 1979 there was no longer one national issue; consequently, Scott does not list Christmas seals issued in 1980 or later. Here is a sheet produced by the American Lung Association for 1994.  |
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Post by Zuzu on Oct 8, 2013 21:47:19 GMT
I saw Danish Christmas Seals and European Christmas (and other) Seals but not US. If I missed a thread, feel free to move this. Here is another of my flea market postcards:   |
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Post by Zuzu on Oct 8, 2013 21:56:50 GMT
An earlier flea market postcard, embossed, from 1921:   |
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Post by rod222 on Oct 8, 2013 23:22:32 GMT
The Poinsettia Flower on the card above is the "Star of Bethlehem" or Christmas flower
The star-shaped leaf pattern is said to symbolize the Star of Bethlehem, and the red color represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. In Spain and Puerto Rico it is known as "Flor de Pascua", meaning "Easter flower". In both Chile and Peru, the plant became known as "Crown of the Andes".
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I.L.S.
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Post by I.L.S. on Oct 9, 2013 0:15:29 GMT
Love this stuff! I'll have to dig mine out for ya tomorrow! More to come..
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Post by I.L.S. on Oct 9, 2013 14:31:19 GMT
Here are mine. I have a few more but nothing too special. I need to find the ones I have on cover too.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 9, 2013 17:39:57 GMT
I.L.S., a man after my own heart. The first thing I noticed above all else is that he puts ALL examples in his collection !  Perfs all round, Straight edge left, SE right, SE top etc etc. Good on yer ! To celebrate here is a seal shown previously by Zuzu on her beautiful embossed New Year postcard. The difference is, my stamp is standing up while those on the postcard are both being lazy !!   |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 10, 2013 20:20:52 GMT
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I.L.S.
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Post by I.L.S. on Oct 11, 2013 9:53:57 GMT
Yep! I love all my babies straight edge or not.
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Post by Zuzu on Oct 11, 2013 13:20:59 GMT
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Post by spain1850 on Oct 16, 2013 14:47:55 GMT
I have my share of Xmas seals, but I really like them when they are tied to covers or cards. Here's a couple. 1924  Not the standard Xmas seal I see in the Scott cat. Card is dated 1909.  |
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I.L.S.
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Post by I.L.S. on Oct 16, 2013 18:12:46 GMT
Steve I'll trade you collections! lol Seriously you have some seriously nice stuff! I hope to have something similar someday.
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Post by spain1850 on Oct 16, 2013 18:41:07 GMT
Here's a couple more.   Got a bunch more, but I need to get ready for work. |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 16, 2013 19:33:27 GMT
Very nice Postcards !  Sadly, I don't think I have any USA seals on cover or card. A few singles/blocks is all I can muster.      I'll check out some more tomorrow. Londonbus1 |
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Post by jamesw on Dec 15, 2013 5:43:24 GMT
I was doing up some pages with covers tonight (after a hard day of Xmas shopping with the missus - already had a nap in the big chair!) when I came across this innocuous looking cover from 1931. Turned it over to find a lovely little Christmas seal on the back flap. Since it's the season, thought I'd share.   |
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Post by jamesw on Mar 22, 2015 19:09:06 GMT
Not necessarily a Christmas seal, but definitely a TB seal from Sussex County NJ, USA This is a sheet of 48, but sadly the two left rows are folded back and stuck to the two adjacent rows. A night in the freezer didn't help.  And a single. This is the flag of Sussex County, though I think it's normally blue.  |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Dec 27, 2016 22:30:50 GMT
It has been a long time since this thread saw the light of day...come back to us Zuzu ! This is the only Christmas seal received on this year's holiday mail. Note the shifted frame line near the bottom -- has anyone else seen one with a frame line shift like this?  |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Dec 28, 2016 17:43:06 GMT
I had the occasion to revisit the above seal when a second graced my mailbox. As luck would have it, the frame line issue was not a product of the printing process but rather an aberration created in the scanning process.  Here is the seal as it actually appears, along with the recent arrival. |
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Post by tomiseksj on Dec 21, 2017 16:20:36 GMT
Mick 's recent post on the postmark calendar thread reminded me that I had planned on posting these the day I received them. They are the only 2017 U.S. seals that I've received so far and are probably going to be the only ones. Their use seems to have fallen out of favor and I'm not sure why. Sadly, these weren't tied to the cover that they had been placed on.  For those in the U.S. who may be interested in raising awareness of lung health, you can sign up to receive 2018 seals here.
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Dec 21, 2017 16:55:38 GMT
Steve ( tomiseksj), many thanks for reviving this thread. I also had not found it before, and like others in the past, I must have been looking in the wrong place. I was going to post the scans of this postcard in the Postmark Calendar thread for 23rd December, but it is the only such card that I have which has a Christmas seal on it, which is also tied to the card, so perhaps this U.S. Christmas seal thread is a better place.   |
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Post by Mick on Feb 2, 2018 2:23:09 GMT
Here is a block of 1944 Christmas Seals, featuring a jolly mailman. Snow is not staying this courier from the swift completion of his appointed rounds!  |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Sept 17, 2022 22:22:20 GMT
The American Lung Association's 2022 Christmas Seals have arrived.  |
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Jan 15, 2023 1:54:25 GMT
This American Turners Christmas seal was in that lot of Texas poster stamps I bought last year. I found a full sheet of a smaller Turners seal on eBay, but nothing on this particular item: |
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Post by hdm1950 on Oct 15, 2023 22:43:58 GMT
Found this se-tenant pair in a stock book of odds and ends today. They are 1967 Christmas Seals from Lutheran Wheat Ridge of Colorado. It would appear the proceeds are for international relief.  |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Oct 20, 2023 0:32:59 GMT
The 2023 Christmas Seals arrived today.  |
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Perfs all round, Straight edge left, SE right, SE top etc etc.
