A gift of CHRISTMAS STAMPS…
When
my father died in 1960 my sister Barbara inherited a
large box of Christmas stamps that
he'd been collecting for years. They dated
back to the early 20th century and
were from all over the world. She
decided to make use of
them and very
creatively designed the plate that you see here. It
was her Christmas gift
to me that
year.
Among
the stamps were
Christmas seals. The
United States ones
were dated from 1907
and sold for
a penny each. The
proceeds went to the Red Cross and the Study and Prevention of
Tuberculosis.
In
1920 the Red Cross
withdrew from the arrangement and from then on it was conducted
exclusively for TB. The
real break through came when, in 1936, President
Roosevelt, who suffered from Polio, endorsed the campaign.
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posted by Goldendaze-Ginnie at 4:00 PM
6 Comments:
That plate is a treasure for sure!
You might as well do something with old stamps as we have discovered that they are almost worthless.
That was so sweet of her to do that for you. All in one place and safe.
And now I have an idea for stamps in my old my stamp album, thanks to your sister, Ginnie. And you have a memory of your father.
What a unique idea!
And an unusual connection to your father. How cool!
Fascinating!
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