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12.02.2008

2008 Christmas stamps

USPS ISSUES 2008 HOLIDAY COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS
"... The theme of the Christmas stamp has been the Madonna and Child since 1978, but the 2008 design feature has an added twist with the additional figure of John the Baptist. The painting, by Italian master Sandro Botticelli, dates to around 1490 and is now part of the world-renowned collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. ..."   
Reference: liteblue.usps.gov

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