Christmas seal

Christmas seals are labels sold at Christmas time to raise funds for charity. These are/were often anti-tuberculosis organizations as shown by the double barred cross/Cross of Lorraine on the stamps.

The first seal was issued in Denmark in 1904. Other organizations in other countries soon followed, with Christmas seals appearing in the US in 1907, Canada in 1908. Early on, the seals were allowed to be placed next to postage stamps and so are found cancelled. This was eventually banned with Christmas seals and other labels required to be placed on the back of envelope.

 File:DWI xmas seal.jpg|Danish West Inides. File:Denmark 1973 xmas seal.jpg|Denmark seal from 1973. File:Mexico Xmas seal.jpg|Mexico. Often released in this era in panes of 50 with different designs. 

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