FREE: Brand New Nativity Christmas Holiday Forever Stamps - Book of 20 - Perfect for Greeting Cards

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The U.S. Postal Service celebrates Christmas with a new stamp featuring a traditional Nativity scene. The Gospel of Luke relates how Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem to register for the census decreed by the Roman emperor, and with no room in the inn, Mary gave birth to Jesus, wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger. Artists through the centuries have celebrated the Nativity in painting and sculpture. St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century Italian preacher, is credited with creating the first crèche. His simple crèche—the manger with an ox and a donkey standing nearby—has been embellished and re-created all over the world. From the 13th century, Nativity dramas, with live animals and people taking part in the story, became an important element in municipal and church celebrations of Christmas. Artists and artisans began making figurines to illustrate the Nativity story. They created crèches in styles ranging from small, simple scenes for use in the home to elaborate, life-size Nativity sets designed for churches.

Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.

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