Back to Catalog
common1945-1980
1965 Christmas Issue
United States · 1965 · 5¢
The stamp features a stylized Christmas tree adorned with candles and a star, with the word 'CHRISTMAS' above and 'UNITED STATES 5¢' below.
This stamp is part of the United States' annual Christmas stamp series, which began in 1962, adding a festive touch to holiday mail during the mid-20th century.
Image: Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Stamp designed by Robert Jones, based on a watercolor rendering of an early American weathervane by Lucille Gloria Chabot. The 1840 weathervane was from the People's Methodist Church in Newburyport, Massachusetts. · License: Public domain
View on Wikimedia Commons
