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Stamps. Who knew they were two-inch paper squares of art and intrigue?
There were no U.S. Christmas stamps before 1962. Why?
For decades, Americans had pleaded with the Post Office Department for a seasonal symbol to grace their Christmas card envelopes. When a fearless President Kennedy gave his blessing for a Christmas stamp, the wrangling shifted to the artwork. Should it be religious or whimsical? How would different faiths react to an image? Could Santa Claus solve the annual dilemma?
Postage patrons were oblivious to the behind-the-scenes debates over stamp subjects. In Washington, D.C., the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, the Postmaster General, and POTUS himself voiced strong opinions over who and what would—and would not—be featured on U.S. postage.
In December Dilemma, the curtain is pulled back, revealing the stories behind the confidential, and sometimes controversial, decisions that steered American postage. These revelations come straight from government records, newspaper stamp columns, and discarded designs.
December Dilemma includes:
20 color Christmas stamp photographs
30+ modified and rejected designs
Designer, engraver, and modeler credits
Pictures of the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
400+ endnotes of source material
1 poem

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Isbn 13 :9798337877082
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