Christmas Seal Album Pages, Blank

Many Christmas Seal collectors prefer mounting their collection on blank pages, rather than use White Ace album pages. We have added a new item to our store which should please collectors who wish to use blank pages.

Christmas Seal Album Pages, Blank. Christmas Seal Album Pages, blank, package of fifteen (15) sheets. All that is required is the addition of seals, and an album cover. Design your own placment of your seals. The headings and borders are in full color. Printed on heavy, acid-free 67# cardstock, with rounded corners. Printed on one side. Standard 81/2x11 inch 3 ring punched. Cream or White. Saint Crispen Publishing.

The pages are acid-free, a feature which will enable collectors to affix their collection by either mounts or hinges to the pages, with minimum concern to deterioration.

The 67# cardstock is heavier than normal paper with rounded corners which prevents corner curling.

Just add a binder of your choice and you are ready to proudly display your collection to others.

Christmas Seal Album Pages, Blank, Package of 15 Sheets

2011 U.S. Christmas Seals

The 2011 U.S. Christmas Seals are now listed in our store. Currently, we are offering four sheet varieties. One national sheet and three test sheets.

The 2011-1x, 2011 U.S. Christmas Seals, Sheet of 56, VF, MNH. Sheet of 56 (8x7) without gift tags, margin on 4 sides, "Fighting for Air." Dated 2011 with "R12-CSCS-4-01 in bottom margin. Seal size: 17x24mm. Silver margin scans much darker than actual color. This sheet is distributed nationally.

History of Christmas Seals on the reverse of sheet.

2011-1x, 2011 U.S. Christmas Seals, Sheet/56 Mint!

The following sheets are test deigns available for 2011. Since 1979, the American Lung Association has issued test designs to determine the design of the national seal for the following year.

2011-T1x, 2011 U.S. Christmas Seals, Sheet of 56, VF, MNH. Issued 2011, Teddy Bear, Snowmen, Santa, Reindeer, with silver foil border.

Sheet of 56 (8x7) without gift tags, margin on 4 sides, "Fighting for Air." Dated 2011 with "R12-CSCS-4-05 in bottom margin. Seal size: 17x24mm. Silver margin scans much darker than actual color.

History of Christmas Seals on the reverse of sheet.

2011-T1x, 2011 U.S. Christmas Seals, Sheet/64, Mint!

The 2011-T2x, 2011 U.S. Christmas Seals, Sheet of 56, VF, MNH. Issued 2011, boy on sled, Santa, snowmen, puppy, Christmas scene, with silver foil border.

Sheet of 56 (8x7) without gift tags, margin on 4 sides, "Fighting for Air." Dated 2011 with "R12-CSCS-4-06 in bottom margin. Seal size: 17x24mm. Silver margin scans much darker than actual color.

History of Christmas Seals on the reverse of sheet.

2011-2x, U.S. Christmas Seals, Sheet/56 Mint!

2011-T3x, 2011 U.S. Christmas Seals, Sheet of 56, VF, MNH. Issued 2011, Christmas Tree, bells, candles, Christmas scenes, with silver foil border.

Sheet of 56 (8x7) without gift tags, margin on 4 sides, "Fighting for Air." Dated 2011 with "R12-CSCS-4-07 in bottom margin. Seal size: 17x24mm. Silver margin scans much darker than actual color.

History of Christmas Seals on the reverse of sheet.

2011-T3x, 2011 U.S. Christmas Seals, Sheet/64, Mint!

Enjoy your collection,

Bill K-

Christmas Seal Sheet Collections

There are various ways to collect Christmas Seals. Many collectors just collect one seal from each year, while others collect the seals yearly, in the format, as required by the descriptions in the Scott, or Green's Catalogs.

This post will discuss collecting Christmas Seals in full sheets, by the decade, one sheet for each year, without concern for printer's marks, perforations, or other factors. As your collection grows, you can easily branch out, and include sheets by printer's mark for each year, or concentrate on other characteristics of the seals.

The Christmas Seal Sheet Collections are available in the Christmas Seal Category of our store.

An example collection would be that of the Christmas Seals that were issued from 1940-49. The 1940-49 Christmas Seals, sheets are F-VF, full gum, MNH. There are ten (10) full sheets of 100, one (1) for each year: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, and 1949. This is an excellent and economical way to begin or enlarge a Christmas Seal sheet collection.

Another eample would be the Christmas Seal Collection for 1950-59. The 1950-59 Christmas Seals, ten (10) F-VF, full gum, MNH, full sheets of 100. One (1) sheet for each year: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, and 1959. This is would also be an excellent and economical way to begin or enlarge a Christmas Seal collection.


Further, another example is with a larger collection from 1932-81. The 1932-81 Christmas Seals, contains fifty (50) F-VF, full gum, MNH, full sheets of 100. One sheet for each year: 1932 to 1981, fifty years of mint Christmas Seals. This is also an excellent and economical way to begin or enlarge a Christmas Seal sheet collection.

Christmas Seal Sheet Collections are also available for the following years: 1927-31, 1932-39, 1960-69, 1970-79, 1980-89, 1990-99, and 1982-2008.

The sheets are usually saved in Sheet Files, or in sheet protectors, placed within a binder.

Items in this category are now being shipped fully insured against loss, or damage. New items arrive daily. Check back often as we are continually adding to our stock.

Further, be sure to check out our supplies, catalogs, or album pages.

Enjoy your collection.

William J Kozersky

2009 U.S. Christmas Seals

The 2009 U.S. Christmas Seals are now listed in our store. Currently, we are offering two sheet varieties.

The 2009-1x1, U.S. 2009 Christmas Seals, Sheet of 64, VF, MNH. Issued 2009, sheet of 64 (8x8) without gift tags, margin on 4 sides, "Fighting for Air" in the bottom margin. Dated 2009 with "R10-CSCS-4-01 in bottom margin. Seal size: 17x24mm.

History of Christmas Seals on the reverse of sheet.

2009-1x1, U.S. Christmas Seals, Sheet/64 Mint!


And, the 2009-1x3, U.S. Christmas Seals, Sheet of 64, VF, MNH. Issued 2009, sheet of 64 (2x8) + (3x8) + (3x8) without gift tags, margin on 4 sides, "Fighting for Air." Horizontal gutters between 2nd & 3rd, and 5th & 6th rows. Dated 2009 with "R10-FU1S-4-01 in top margin. Seal size: 17x24mm.

History of Christmas Seals on the reverse of sheet.

2009-1x3, U.S. Christmas Seals, Sheet/64, Mint!


Enjoy your collection,

Bill K-

Portrait Christmas Seals

Portrait Christmas Seals have pictures of people famous in the fight against Tuberculosis, and other lung diseases. They were issued in 1938 and 1946. (Green's v1, p7)

The 1938 Portrait Seals were located in the four corners of the sheets and were different than the other ninety-six seals. The four portrait seals contained the images and names of four men active in furthering the work to eliminate TB.

Seal #1 shows an image of Dr. Rene Laennec of France, who in 1816 invented the stethoscope.

Seal #10 shows an image of Dr. Robert Koch of Germany, who in 1882 proved TB to be a germ born disease.

Seal #91 shows an image of Dr. Edward L. Trudeau of New York, who in 1885 established the first Umnited States TB sanatorium at Saranac Lake, New York.

Seal # 100 shows an image of Einar Holbell, the Danish postal clerk who in 1904 started the sale of Christmas Seals in Denmark.

The 1938 Portrait Christmas Seals are usually collected in blocks of four; one portrait seal with three regular seals.

The 1946 Portrait Christmas Seals were located in the center of the sheet. There were four portrait seals, and ninety-six normal seals in a sheet. The four portarit seals contained images of the people considered responsible for the sale of the first Christmas Seal in 1907.

Seal #45 - Jacob Riis, who first called attention to the 1904 Danish Christmas Seal and urged that the U.S. adopt the idea to raise funds to fight TB.

Seal #46 - Miss Emily Bissel, who designed the seal.

Seal #55 - E.A. Van Valkenburg, editor of the Philadelphia North American, the newspaper which publicized the seal.

Seal #56 - Leigh Mitchell Hodges, the man whose interest was aroused by Miss Bissell, and who wrote the articles which aroused public support for the sale of the first seals.

The 1946 Portrait Christmas Seals are usually collected in a block of sixteen (16) with twelve (12) normal seals.

Further, be sure to check out our supplies, catalogs, or album pages. Enjoy your collection.

William J Kozersky

Christmas Seal Printer's Marks

Recently I was asked to explain what Printer's Marks were, and where they could be found on a sheet of Christmas Seals.

Printer's Marks were first used in 1926. Because of the similarity of the seals, they were used by the National Tuberculosis Association to identify the printer. From 1926 through 1935, there were various marks utilized to identify the various printers (this will be covered in a future blog).

From 1936 to 1974 each printer used a letter to identify the sheets of seals which they had printed. This letter was usually placed on seal #56. From 1975 onward, where used, the Printer's Mark was usually located near the center of the sheet. An excellent source to determine the location of the printer's marks is Green's Catalog, Part 1, U.S. National Christmas Seals, and The Christmas Seal Catalog. Both are published by the CS&CSS, and available in our store.


For example, in 1951, Christmas Seals were printed by five different printers. The Printer's Mark (pm) used to identify the printers was located on seal #56. The Printer's Mark was a tiny black letter (E, S, D, U, and F).

The letter "E" identified Christmas Seals printed by Eureka Specialty Printing Co.; the letter "S" identified those seals printed by Strobridge Lithographing Co.; the letter "D" identified seals printed by Edwards and Deutsch Lithography Co.; the letter "U" identified those sheets of seals printed by the United States Printing and Lithograph Co.; and the letter "F" identified sheets of seals printed by the Fleming-Potter Co.

It should be noted that a Printer's Mark only identifies a sheet of seals, not individual seals, unless the mark appears on the seal.

Printer's Marks are one of the ways that Christmas Seals are collected. Many collectors collect full sheets of Christmas Seals, doing so by the Printer's Mark. A much more difficult way to collect by Printer's Marks would be to collect single stamps, or blocks, containing the Printer's Mark.

As you may have noticed, we do identify the sheets of Christmas Seals that we offer, by their Printer's Mark (pm). If you wish to collect single seals, or blocks of seals, with Printer's Marks, contact me.

Further, be sure to check out our supplies, catalogs, or album pages. Enjoy your collection.

William J Kozersky

Imperforate Christmas Seals

Imperforate seals or sheets have no perforations or rouletting at all. Imperforate seals or sheets were often proofs and essays.

Proofs are trial impressions of the design, but differ in color, perforation, sheet format, paper, etc. from the issued seal. Essays are trial proofs which are different from the accepted design. (Green v1, p7)

We just finished listing full sheets and collections of Imperforate Christmas Seals in our store.

We currently have Imperforate Chritsmas Seal Sheets from 1929 to 1977. Our selection of Imperforate Christmas Seal Collections cover the years 1929 to 1987.

The proper way to collect Imperforate Christmas Seals is as required or cataloged by the Green Catalog, Part 1, U.S. National Christmas Seals, or The Christmas Seal Catalog, both published by the CS&CSS. To further assist you with collecting Imperforate Christmas Seals, we also offer them individually in the pairs, blocks, or strips, as required.

Further, be sure to check out our supplies, catalogs, or album pages. Enjoy your collection.

William J Kozersky