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Scott #1579 Madonna and Child Ghirlandaio National Gallery 1975

10¢ Stamps Pane of 2

This Christmas issue shows a detail of “The Madonna and Child,” painted by Italian artist Domenico di Tommaso Ghirlandaio. Because postage rates for late 1975 were uncertain, both Christmas stamps were issued with no denomination; they were the first non-denominated U.S. stamps.

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Scott #1701 Nativity Copley Boston Museum 1976

13¢ Stamps Pane of 2

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The design of the 1976 Traditional Christmas stamp is adapted from the 1776 Nativity painting by John Singleton Copley, which hangs in Boston’s Museum of Fine Art