24 December 2025

Christmas stamps

Some Christmas stamps I got during the last holiday season and along 2025*:

Canada

1984. Snow in Bethlehem, by David Milne

1985. Santa Claus Parade

2023. Designed by Jocelyne Saulnier

Czech Republic

2020. Illustration by Josep Lada


Denmark

This stamp features Christiansfeld and belongs to the series about UNESCO WHS in Denmark (2020). But any stamp become a Christmas stamp when you apply a festive postmark on it, doesn't it?


France

1966. Georges de La Tour (1593-1652), Le nouveau-né (='The new born').
(Not issued, but sent, as Christmas stamps)

2013. Les Petits Bonheurs: Bienveillance (='Little Joys: Kindness')

2021. Ensemble, fêtons un Noël qui fait du bien
(='Let's celebrate a feel-good Christmas together)


Spain



United Kingdom

2001. Christmas Skating on Bird Bath (Designed by A. Robins and H. Brown)

2020. Window of St Andrew’s Church, Coln Rogers, Gloucestershire


United States of America

1967 (First stamp issued by USPS to feature the Madonna and Child)

2014. Christmas Magi
2020. Our Lady of Guapulo, 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
2024. Label

2014. Christmas Magi
2016. Nativity Scene
2020. Our Lady of Guapulo, 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2018. Global: Poinsettia

2022. Snowy Beauty: Winterberry

2023. Snow Globes

2024. Holiday Joy
2024. Madonna and Child by Sassoferrato

2024. Holiday Joy


2024. Winter Whimsy


2025. Holiday Cheer

(Faint, but I got one of the new Christmas tree pictorial postmarks!)

*Some of them are the same than in previous years. But I keep going these again and again and, certainly... I do not mind!

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