About This Stamp
The contemporary Christmas stamps included four 32-cent Family Scenes stamps, in a pane of 50 and a self-adhesive convertible booklet of 20. The stamps were issued on October 8, 1996, in North Pole, Alaska. Designed by first-time stamp artist Julia Talcott of Newton, Massachusetts, the illustrations on these stamps feature scenes of family, sharing, and the winter season.
Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd., printed the Family Scenes stamps in the offset process. The Banknote Corporation of America, Inc., produced the convertible booklets of 20 Family Scenes stamps, also using the offset process.
First Day of Issue Ceremony
First Day of Issue Date: October 8, 1996
First Day of Issue Location: North Pole, AK