MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Christmas themed stamps haven’t always been around, come to find out

Christmas envelope with seals, stamps, and yew branch, tied with a rope. Cute vector illustration

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Christmas themed stamps haven’t always been around, come to find out

We just finished sending writing and sending out our Christmas cards in our house. Which involved lots of holiday postage stamps. These weren’t always available though.

Canada debuted the first Christmas postage stamp in 1898! Then it took forever for America to catch up. The first U.S. Christmas themed stamp was issued in 1962. The design was a candle and wreaths in green and red.

I feel like they should bring that back one year.

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