U.S. #3008-11
1995 32¢ Christmas
Contemporary Christmas
Issue Date: September 30, 1995
City: North Pole, NY
Quantity: 350,495,000
Printed By: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: Serpentine die cut 11.25
Color: Multicolored
The four images on these stamps are based upon artwork nearly a century old and created by unknown Victorian artists. These artists worked for commercial printers and publishers. "Santa on a Rooftop" is based on an antique writing tablet cover. "Santa in the Workshop" comes from an original antique postcard, which is postmarked 1915. "Child Holding Jumping Jack" and "Child Holding Tree" are examples of postcards based on "scrap." "Scrap" were colorful printed images which children and adults alike used to decorate holiday objects.