Christmas Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Commemorative stamps === {{Main|Christmas stamp}} A number of nations have issued [[commemorative stamp]]s at Christmastide.<ref>{{cite news |title=In pictures: Christmas stamps |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6121996.stm |access-date=August 29, 2023 |agency=BBC}}</ref> Postal customers will often use these stamps to mail [[Christmas card]]s, and they are popular with [[philately|philatelists]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The First Christmas Stamps |url=https://stamps.org/news/c/start-collecting/cat/collecting-resources/post/the-first-christmas-stamps |access-date=August 29, 2023 |agency=American Philatelic Society}}</ref> These stamps are regular postage stamps, unlike [[Christmas seals]], and are valid for postage year-round. They usually go on sale sometime between early October and early December and are printed in considerable quantities. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page