Enjoy a serene interpretation of the Madonna and Christ child with the Christmas Madonna and Child stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®.
The artwork depicts a watchful Madonna, her head tilted toward the sleeping Christ child resting against her. She wears a blue cloak and a dark red gown, from which off-white undersleeves emerge at the elbows. A beige veil, reminiscent of a halo, covers part of her light brown hair. Her child appears partially swaddled in beige cloth. The background is brown, and a gold border frames the image.
William Gicker was the art director for the project. Greg Breeding designed the stamp and booklet.
The Christmas Madonna and Child stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.
Stamp Issuance:
September 14, 2024
Washington, DC 20066
Made in the USA
| Issue: | Christmas Madonna and Child Stamp |
| Item Number: | 685100 |
| Denomination & | First-Class Mail Forever |
| Type of Issue: | |
| Format: | Double-Sided Booklet of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | N/A |
| Issue Date & City: | September 14, 2024, Washington, DC 20066 |
| Art Director: | William Gicker, Washington, DC |
| Designer: | Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA |
| Existing Art: | Workshop of Sassoferrato |
| Modeler: | Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset, Microprint |
| Printer: | Banknote Corporation of America |
| Press Type: | Alprinta 74 |
| Stamps per Booklet: | 20 |
| Print Quantity: | 210,000,000 stamps |
| Paper Type: | Phosphor, Block Tag |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 871C |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
| Image Area (w x h): | 0.7700 x 1.0500 in. / 19.5580 x 26.6700 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 0.9100 x 1.1900 in. / 23.1140 x 30.2260 mm |
| Booklet Size (w x h): | 5.7430 x 2.3750 in. / 145.8720 x 60.3250 mm |
| Plate Size: | 800 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | “B” followed by five (5) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | Header: CHRISTMAS Madonna and Child Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps • © 2023 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode • USPS Logo • Artwork courtesy of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields • Promotional Text • Plate number in peel strip area |
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