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1963 5c Christmas Tree & White House - US# 1240
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National Christmas Tree

Issue Date: November 1, 1963
City: Santa Claus, IN
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori Press
Perforations: 11
Color: Dark blue, bluish black and red

U.S. #1240 is the second stamp issued specifically for use during the Christmas season. It pictures the National Christmas Tree with the White House in the background.

The National Christmas Tree
The first National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C., was decorated in 1923, during President Calvin Coolidge’s term. Paul D. Moody, President of Middlebury College in Vermont (Coolidge’s home state), donated the 48-foot Balsam Fir. President Coolidge first lit the tree’s 2,500 electric bulbs on Christmas Eve.