United States National Christmas Seal Album

The Crusade of the Double Barred Cross

Yuletide Publishing © 2015

John Denune 234 E. Broadway

Granville, OH 43023

(740) 587-0276 jdenune@roadrunner.com www.christmasseals.net

perf. 14 thin paper

perf. 14

Type 1, perf. 12 Type 2, perf. 12

perf. 14, smooth gum perf. 14, broken gum perf. 12, smooth gum perf. 12, broken gum

Christmas Seals

1907

Type 1, Merry Christmas

Type 2, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year

Counterfeits

1908

perf. 12 smooth gum perf. 12 broken gum perf. 14 smooth gum perf. 14 broken gum

perf. 12 watermarked Specimen ovpt.

1a, 14x12, smooth gum 1b, roulette 6 ¾ 1b, 14x12, broken gum Type 2, p.12, smooth gum

perf. 12 New Hampshire ovpt.

Christmas Seals

1908

Type 1 b, the ear of “8” is joined to the figure

Type 2, round cornered frame

typographed by unknown printers

1909

booklet pane of 6, perf. 14, smooth gum

booklet pane of 3, perf. 14, smooth gum

Christmas Seals

1908

Type 1 booklet panes

Type 1 booklet pane of 6, perf. 14, broken gum

Type 2 booklet pane of 6, perf. 12, smooth gum

Christmas Seals

1908

booklet panes

pane of 3, perf. 12, smooth gum

pane of 6 with Specimen overprint

Christmas Seals

1908

Type 2 booklet panes

perf. 12

perf. 12

perf. 12

perf. 8 ½ vert.

Christmas Seals

1910

1911

Type 1, end of house solid green

Type 2, end of house shaded with white lines

Type 3, horizontal coil

Type 2.2 poinsettias removed leaving green circles, open curl in bottom left

upper ribbon, perf. 12

Type 4, roulette 12 Type 5 coil, vending machine perf.

perf. 12 Chicago local

Type 3, green circles removed, perf. 12 Type 3 Specimen overprint

Type 2.1 poinsettias removed leaving green circles, closed curl in bottom left

upper ribbon, perf. 12

Christmas Seals

1911

1912

1913

Type 1, poinsettias in side panels, perf. 12

Type 4, simulated roulette Chicago local

perf. 12 Essay, date below right Red Cross

Chicago local

perf. 12 ½ perf. 12 combo perf. 12 & 12 ½

perf. 12 perf. 12 color variety proof

perf. 12 x 12 ½ perf. 12 ½ x 12 perf. 12 ½

Christmas Seals

1913

1914

1915

1916

perf. 12 perf. 12 x 1200 perf. 12 x 12 ½

perf. 12 ½ perf. 12:00 kid paper proof linen paper proof

Type 1, large dots between figures in date, perf. 12

Type 1, perf. 12 x 12:00

Type 2, tiny dots between figures in date

Type 3 Essay, slightly larger, less shading on face, perf. 12 ½

Christmas Seals

1917

1918

perf. 12, straight edge on all four sides

perf. 12, perforated margin at top perf. 12, perforated margin at bottom

Christmas Seals

1918

Type 1 booklet panes

perf. 12 x 12:00, straight edge on all four sides

perf. 12:00 x 12, straight edge on all four sides

perf. 12:00 x 12:00, straight edge on all four sides

Christmas Seals

1918

Type 1 booklet panes

Type 2, perf. 12 ½, straight edge on all four sides

Type 1, perf. 12:00, perforated margin at bottom

Type 1, perf. 12:00, perforated margin at top

Christmas Seals

1918

booklet panes

perf. 12 ½, perforated margin at top perf. 12 ½, PM at top, VM at R&L

perf. 12 ½, perforated margin at left

perf. 12 ½, perforated margin at right

Christmas Seals

1918 Type 2 booklet panes

roul.9 ½ x perf. 12 ½, PM at top roul 9 ½ x perf. 12 ½, PM at top, VM at R&L

roul. 9 ½ x perf. 12 ½, perforated margin at right

Christmas Seals

1918 Type 2 booklet panes

perf. 12 ½, perforated margin at top, roulette margin at left

Perf. 12 ½, perforated margin at bottom perf.12 ½ x roul. 9 ½, PM at top p.12 ½ x r. 9 ½, PM at top, VM at R&L

Christmas Seals

1918 Type 2 booklet panes

perf. 12 ½ x roul. 12 ½, PM at top, VM at R&L

perf. 12 ½ x 12 perforated margin at top

perf. 12 ½ x 12 & 12 ½, perforated margin at top and right

Christmas Seals

1918 Type 2 booklet panes

perf. 12 ½ perf. 12 ½, uncoated paper roul. 9 ½ x perf. 12 ½

perf. 12 perf. 12 x 12 ½

perf. 12 ½ x 12 perf. 12 ½ Proof, perf 12 x 12 ½, kid paper

Christmas Seals

1919

Type 1, white plume to the left of Santa’s cap

Type 2, white dot in front of Santa’s cap

1920

Type 1, the loop of the “9” in 1920 is large, the tail is small and tapers to a point below the center of the figure

perf. 12 ½ x 12:00 perf. 12 x 12:00 Perf. 12 ½ x 12 Thick Paper

perf. 12 ½ x 12 perf. 12

perf. 12 ½

Type 3, as Type 1 without the heavy red line, perf. 12

perf. 12 1/2 Proof, perf. 12

Type 2, red dots of shading arranged in horizontal rows, perf. 12 ½

Christmas Seals

1920

Type 2, the loop of the “9” is small, the tail is not tapered and extends the full width of the figure

1921

Type 1, dots of red shading on chimney and faces are arranged in diagonal rows, and a heavy red line is between the top two rows of bricks.

perf. 12 ½ square broken gum perf. 12, square broken gum

perf. 12 x 12:00 perf. 12:00 x 12 VBg Proof, green design in black

Proof, complete design in black

perf.12 x 12 ½ SqBg perf. 12 ½ VBg Proof, perf. 12 smooth gum

perf. 12 ½ VBg perf. 12 VBg perf. 12 HBg perf. 12 ½ x 12 VBg

perf. 12 x 12:00 VBg

Christmas Seals

1922

1923

perf. 12 ½ Essay, scalloped cape

perf. 12 ½ VBg perf. 12 VBg perf. 12 x 12 ½ VBg

perf. 12:00 x 12 ½ VBg Proof, perf. 14:00 Proof, perf. 12 ½ smooth gum

Type 2, perf. 12 ½ smooth gum

Type 3, perf 12 ½ smooth gum

Christmas Seals

1924

1925

Type 1, red line around “1925” stops at green line at the top of the lower panel, and does not join the red panel below

Type 2, red line around “1925” crosses green line and joins the red background of the bottom panel

Type 3, similar to Type 1, but the rays around the flame are shorter and of more even length

perf. 12 1/2

perf. 12 HBg perf. 12 smooth gum

perf. 12 ½

perf. 12 ½ Essay, solid runners

French Canada English Canada

Christmas Seals

1926

1927

First printing, perforation 12

Second printing, perforation 12 ½

Third printing, a minute red dot about 1mm above the dashboard of the sleigh

U.S. Lookalikes

perf. 12 ½ VBg Proof, perf. 12

perf. 12 ½

perf. 12 ½ Proof, perf. 12

French Canada, “1929” English Canada, red pennant in main mast

is wider

Christmas Seals

1928

First printing, shading on sails broken and incomplete

Second printing, shading on flag spotted and irregular

Third printing, shading on sails even and unbroken

U.S. Lookalikes

perf. 12 ½ VBg perf. 12 VBg perf. 12 ½ x 12 VBg perf. 12 ½ perf. 12, deep ultra

Proof, perf. 14 Air Delivery ovpt. Essay, yellow jacket French Canada English Canada

perf. 12 ½ Vbg perf. 12 VBg perf. 12:00 x 12 VBg perf. 12 ½ x 12 VBg

perf. 12 ½ Cambridge ovpt. French Canada English Canada

Christmas Seals

1929

1930

perforation 12 x 12 T, horizontal broken gum

perforation 12, horizontal broken gum

Christmas Seals

1930

booklet panes

perforation 12, vertical broken gum perforation 12 x 12:00, vertical broken pum

Christmas Seals

1931

booklet panes

perforation 12T x 12:00 vertical broken gum perforation 12T x 12 vertical broken gum

Christmas Seals

1931

booklet panes

perf. 12 ½ HBg, with dash perf. 12 VBg, with dash perf. 12 HBg, with dash

perf. 12 ½ HBg perf. 12 x 12 ½ HBg perf. 12:00 x 12 ½ HBg

perf. 12 HBg perf. 12 ½ smooth gum Cambridge overprint

perf. 12 ½ x 12 ¾ perf. 12 ½ x 12 ¾ VBg perf. 12 perf. 12 1/2 perf. 12 ½, with dart

Cambridge ovpt., plate A Cambridge ovpt., plate B Essay, dot for mouth

Essay, Hygeia

Christmas Seals

1931

1932

perf. 12 perf. 12 ½ Proof, perf. 14

perf. 12 ½ x 12 ¼, stage 1 perf. 12 ½, stage 1 perf. 12 ½, stage 2

perf. 12 ½, stage 3 perf. 12 ½, stage 4 Proof, perf. 14 Buffalo ovpt.

Great Britain perf. 12 ½

Great Britain perf. 10

Great Britain combo perf. 12 ½ & 10

Essay, gold foil

Christmas Seals

1933

1934

perf. 12 ½ x 12 ¼ perf. 12 ½ Proof, perf. 14

Slogan blocks

Christmas Seals

1935

Slogan blocks

perforation 12 ½ x 12 perforation 12 ½ Proof, perforation 12

Christmas Seals

1936

Slogan blocks

perf. 12 x 12 ½ perf. 12 ½ proof, perf. 14 proof, perf. 12

Christmas Seals

1937

Slogan blocks

perf. 12 x 12 1/2 perf. 12 ½ proof, perf. 12

Christmas Seals

1938

Essay

deluxe pane

Christmas Seals

1938

perf. 12 ½ x 12 perf. 12 1/2

booklet pane of 20

slogan block

Christmas Seals

1939

slogan block

perf. 12 ½ x 12 perf. 12 ½ x 12 ¾ perf. 12 ½

Proof, perf. 12 vert. & horiz. screen in margin

Essay, perf. 12, no screen in margin

Essay, perf. 12, no green in margin

Christmas Seals

1940

perf. 12 ½ x 12 perf. 12 ½

perf. 12 x 12 ½ perf. 12 ½

perf. 12 ½ x 12 perf. 12 ½

French Canadian English Canadian

Christmas Seals

1941

1942

1943

perf. 12 ½ x 12 perf. 12 ½ French Canada English Canada

special print

perf. 12 ½ x 12 perf. 12 ½

French Canada English Canada Proof, perf. 11 ¾

Christmas Seals

1944

1945

perf. 12 ½ x 12 perf. 12 ½ Proof, perf. 11 ¾

French Canada English Canada Newfoundland Bermuda

portrait block

Christmas Seals

1946

perf. 12 x 12 ½ perf. 12 ½ Proof, perf. 11 ¾

perf. 12 x 12 ½ perf. 12 ½ Proof, perf. 11 ¾

French Canada English Canada Bermuda

French Canada English Canada Bermuda

Christmas Seals

1947

1948

perf. 12 x 12 ½ perf. 12 ½ Proof, perf. 11 ¾

French Canada English Canada Bermuda

perf. 12 ½ x 12 perf. 12 ½ Proof, perf. 11 ¾

French Canada English Canada Bermuda

Christmas Seals

1949

1950

perf. 12 ½ x 12 perf. 12 ½ Proof, perf. 11 ¾

perf. 12 ½ x 12 perf. 12 ½ Proof, perf. 11 ¾

Canada Bermuda

Canada Bermuda Ryykyu

Christmas Seals

1951

1952

perf. 13 perf. 12 ½ Proof, perf. 11 ¾

Canada Bermuda

perforation 13 English finish paper, perforation 13 perforation 11

perforation 12 1/2 Proof, perforation 11 ¾

Canada Bermuda

Christmas Seals 1953

1954

perforation 13 perforation 11 perforation 12 ½

Proof, perforation 11 ¾ Canada Bermuda

perforation 12 ½ x 12 perforation 11 perforation 12 ½

Canada Bermuda Puerto Rico

Christmas Seals

1955

1956

perforation 13 perforation 11

English finish paper, perforation 11 perforation 10 ½

perforation 10 ½ x 11 perforation 12 ½

Bermuda

Puerto Rico

Christmas Seals

1957

perforation 13 perforation 11 English finish paper

perforation 10 ½ x 11 perforation 12 ½

Bermuda Puerto Rico

perforation 13 perforation 11 perforation 12 ½

horizontal pair imperf. between experiment perforation 10 ½ x 11 perforation 10 ½

Bermuda Puerto Rico

Christmas Seals

1958

1959

perforation 11 horiz. pair imperf. between experiment perf. 11 x 10 ½

Proof, perf. 12 ½ x 12 ¾ Bermuda

perforation 12 1/2 perforation 12 ½ x 12

Christmas Seals

1960

perforation 12 ½ perforation. 12.6 x 12.1

perforation 11 perforation 11 x 10 ½

perforation 12.6 x 12.4 Bermuda

Christmas Seals

1961

perforation 13 perforation 11

perforation 12 ½

perforation 10 ½ x 11

Bermuda

Christmas Seals

1962

perforation 12 ½ perforation 11 Nicaragua

perforation 12 ½ perforation 11 Nicaragua

perforation 13 perforation 11 perforation 12 ½

Christmas Seals

1963

1964

1965

perforation 12 ½

perforation 11

perforation 10 ½ x 11

Christmas Seals

1966

perforation 13

perforation 13

perforation 11

perforation 11

Christmas Seals

1967

perforation 12 ½

perforation 12 ½

perforation 10 ½

perforation 10 ½

Christmas Seals

1967

perforation 11 x 10 ½

perforation 11 x 10 ½

perforation 13

perforation 11

Christmas Seals

1967

1968

perforation 12 ½

perforation 10 ½

perforation 10 ½ x 11

Christmas Seals

1968

perforation 13

perforation 12 ½

perforation 10 ½ x 11

perforation 11

Christmas Seals

1969

perforation 12 ½ perforation 11

perforation 13

perforation 13

Christmas Seals

1971

1972

perforation 12 ½

perforation 12 1/2

perforation 11

perforation 11

roulette 9 ½

roulette 9 ½

Christmas Seals

1972

large package labels

Christmas Seals 1972

small package labels

small package labels

perf. 12 ½, 16.5 x 20.5 mm Eureka

Christmas Seals

1972

1973

perforation 12 ½, 18 x 22.5 mm Fleming-Potter

perforation 11

perforation 12 ½ perforation 11

Christmas Seals

1973

1974

perforation 13 perforation 12 ½ perforation 11

perforation 13

perforation 13

Christmas Seals

1981

1982

perforation 12 ½

perforation 12 ½

Christmas Seals

1982

perforation 11

perforation 11

Christmas Seals

1982

Spanish text

Spanish text

Christmas Seals

1982

perforation 13

perforation 12 ½

perforation 11

Spanish text

Christmas Seals

1983

perforation 13

perforation 13

Christmas Seals

1984

perforation 12

perforation 12

Christmas Seals

1984

Spanish text

Spanish text

Christmas Seals

1984

perforation 11

perforation 11

Christmas Seals

1984

perforation 13

perforation 11 ½

perforation 11

perforation 12 ½

Christmas Seals

1985

Spanish text

silver foil

gold foil

Christmas Seals

1985

perforation 12 ½

Spanish text

Christmas Seals

1986

silver foil

perforation 12 ½

Christmas Seals

1986

1987

perforation 11 ½

perforation 14 ½

Christmas Seals

1987

Spanish text

silver foil

Christmas Seals

1987

perforation 12 ½

perforation 11 ½

Christmas Seals

1988

Spanish text

silver foil

Christmas Seals

1988

perforation 12 ½

perforation 11 ½

Spanish text

silver foil

Christmas Seals

1989

self adhesive pane of 12

Christmas Seals

1989

perforation 12 ½

perforation 10

perforation 10 ½ x 10

Spanish text

silver foil

Christmas Seals

1990

perforation 12 ½

Christmas Seals

1991

perforation 11

Christmas Seals

1991

perforation 10 ½ x 11

Christmas Seals

1991

Spanish text

Christmas Seals

1991

silver foil

Christmas Seals

1991

silver ink

Christmas Seals

1991

perforation 12 ½

perforation 10 x 10 ½

perforation 11

Christmas Seals

1992

Spanish text

silver ink

Christmas Seals

1992

perforation 12 ¼

perforation 12 ½

Spanish text

silver ink

Christmas Seals

1993

perforation 12 ¼

self adhesive

simulated perforation 12 over rouletting

Spanish text

Christmas Seals

1994

perforation 12 ¼

self adhesive

Spanish text

simulated perforations over roulette

self adhesive with simulated perforations

Christmas Seals

1997

perforation 9 ½

Christmas Seals

1999

roulette

Christmas Seals

1999

self adhesive

Christmas Seals

1999

self adhesive on glossy paper

Christmas Seals

1999

Spanish text roulette

Christmas Seals

1999

Spanish text self adhesive

Christmas Seals

1999

roulette

Christmas Seals

2000

self adhesive

Christmas Seals

2000

self adhesive, green tinted gift tags

Christmas Seals

2000

Spanish text, roulette

Christmas Seals

2000

Spanish text, self adhesive

Christmas Seals

2000

roulette

Roulette with slogan gift tags

Christmas Seals

2001

self adhesive

self adhesive, angular shallow die cut

Spanish text, roulette

Spanish text, self adhesive

Christmas Seals

2001

self adhesive with wider gift tag

Christmas Seals

2001

roulette 40 x 13

Christmas Seals

2002

roulette 12 ½ x 13 ¼

Christmas Seals

2002

self adhesive

Christmas Seals

2002

silver foil, self adhesive, from sheet of 40

Christmas Seals

2002

silver foil, self adhesive, from sheet of 42, seals slightly smaller

Christmas Seals

2002

roulette

Christmas Seals

2003

self adhesive

Christmas Seals

2003

silver foil, self adhesive

Christmas Seals

2003

silver foil, self adhesive, dark red

Christmas Seals

2003

silver foil, self adhesive, from sheet of 56

silver foil, self adhesive, from sheet of 40

Christmas Seals

2003

Spanish text, roulette

Christmas Seals

2003

Spanish text, silver foil, self adhesive

Christmas Seals

2003

self adhesive

silver foil, self adhesive

Spanish text, silver foil, self adhesive

Christmas Seals

2004

silver foil

Christmas Seals

2005

2006

2006 silver foil

Spanish text, silver foil, self adhesive

silver foil

Christmas Seals

2007

silver foil, self adhesive, larger seals

2008

silver foil, self adhesive

2009

silver foil, self adhesive