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Beautiful Christmas stamp features a detail of Madonna and Child, a 15th-century tempera-on-panel painting
Dated to circa 1470, the painting is in the Widener Collection at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C
Forever stamps will always be valid for first class mail postage even if rates change to any address in US or great to add to any album collection
Available in Sheets of 20 easy to use Peel & Stick Self Adhesive. Same beautiful design. Issue date October 18 2016. Made in USA
Easy to use Peel-n-Stick - Self Adhesive no Licking. Perfect for Holiday mailings, Christmas postcards, letters, mailing envelopes, collectibles and more

Description

This Christmas stamp features a detail of Madonna and Child, a 15th-century tempera-on-panel painting.

Clad with a white veil over her head and a red garment trimmed in gold and partially covered with a gold-trimmed blue cloak, a haloed Virgin Mary gazes downward and to the right, looking at a blond, haloed Christ Child while placing her right hand on his shoulder. Behind both figures is a hedge of pink and white roses, with blue sky visible through their thorny, leafy stalks.

Dated to circa 1470, the painting is in the Widener Collection at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Its anonymous artist is known only as a Follower of Fra Filippo Lippi and Pesellino. The art director for this stamp was William J. Gicker.

The Florentine Madonna and Child stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp in booklets of 20. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price.

Made in the USA