Christmas 1990 Set of 4 FDC

U.S. #2514-16

1990 Christmas
First Day Covers

Issue Date: October 18, 1990
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved

Perforations: 11 ½

Color: Multicolored

The four First Day Covers show...  more

U.S. #2514-16

1990 Christmas
First Day Covers

Issue Date: October 18, 1990
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved

Perforations: 11 ½

Color: Multicolored

The four First Day Covers show the following stamps and formats:

#2514 Madonna and Child – Sheet

#2514a Madonna and Child – Booklet

#2515 Christmas Tree – Sheet

#2516 Christmas Tree – Booklet

A detail from the 15th century tempera and oil painting "Madonna and Child," by Antonello da Messina, is on the 1990 Traditional Christmas issue (2514 and 2514a). The painting is part of the national Gallery's Andrew W. Mellon Collection.

Artist Libby Thiel created the design for the Contemporary Christmas issue (2515 and 2516) with a pair of scissors and white and colored paper.