About This Stamp
The 1997 traditional Christmas stamp featured a detail of Italian artist Sano di Pietro's painting Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels. Designed by Richard Sheaff of Norwood, Massachusetts, the stamps were printed in self-adhesive convertible booklets of 20 by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing manufactured in the offset process.
First Day of Issue Ceremony
First Day of Issue Date: October 27, 1997
First Day of Issue Location: Washington, DC