Lesson learned: seals and stamps look very similar – but Christmas seals are definitely NOT postage stamps. … just not on the front of your envelopes.

What do you do with Christmas Seals?

Christmas seals are labels placed on mail during the Christmas season to raise funds and awareness for charitable programs. They have become particularly associated with lung diseases such as tuberculosis, and with child welfare.

What are Christmas seals stamps?

Christmas Seals® were first issued in 1907 to help end tuberculosis. Today, they help us make progress towards defeating, asthma, lung cancer, influenza, tobacco use, air pollution and other lung diseases, including COVID-19.

What are called Cinderella stamps?

In philately, a cinderella stamp is “virtually anything resembling a postage stamp, but not issued for postal purposes by a government postal administration”. There is a wide variety of cinderella stamps, such as those printed for promotional use by businesses, churches, political or non-profit groups.

Who started Christmas Seals?

Einar Holboell
The first Christmas Seals originated in 1903 when a benevolent postmaster named Einar Holboell in Copenhagen, Denmark was inspired to create the stamps to help children with tuberculosis (TB). The campaign was even more successful than the postmen had hoped. The Danes bought four million of the stickers.

Who Invented Christmas Seals?

Emily Bissell
By the end of her holiday campaign (and after an endorsement by President Roosevelt), she and a large group of committed volunteers had raised ten times the goal and Christmas Seals® were born. Emily Bissell designed the first holiday seal in 1907 and sold them at the post office for a penny each.

Are Cinderella stamps worth anything?

Cinderella stamp collectors are some of the most dedicated around, as the majority of the stamps are not worth much at all (at least not on the scale of regular issue postal stamps), meaning that their collectors are solely devoted to their area rather than the value of their collection.

Who sponsors Christmas Seals?

the American Red Cross
Christmas Seals and the American Red Cross Bissell’s Christmas Seal Campaign went national the following year with the official sponsorship of the American Red Cross. In its second year, the sale of Christmas Seals raised $135,000 against tuberculosis.