United States National - Christmas Seals · perf. 12 1/2 Proof, perf. 12 Type 2, red dots of...
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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 [email protected] 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