They really aren't imperfect, the stamps were printed and issued as intended. But, they did not have a value on them! There was a rate increase being discussed, but they didn't know what it would be. The rate went from 8 cents to 10 cents in September.
It is 10 cents.
The face value of the 1975 Christmas stamps were ten cents each. Many people collect these types of unique stamps.
Face value if it hasn't been used.
The US did not have a non-denominated stamp in 1973. The first one was issued in 1975 for Christmas.
That was issued in 1975. It has a face value of ten cents.
US states do not issue postage stamps. The US post office issued their first Christmas stamp in 1962. Canada issued the first stamp referred to as a Christmas Stamp. It was the map issue of 1898 and said XMAS 1898 on the stamp.
Canada with the Mercator stamp of 1898 issued on Christmas Day.
While it was printed for a new postage rate, Canada issued the first stamp referred to as a Christmas Stamp. It was the map issue of 1898 and said XMAS 1898 on the stamp and was issued on Christmas Day.
While it was printed for a new postage rate, Canada issued the first stamp referred to as a Christmas Stamp. It was the map issue of 1898 and said XMAS 1898 on the stamp and was issued on Christmas Day.
Canada issued the first stamp referred to as a Christmas Stamp. It was the map issue of 1898 and said XMAS 1898 on the stamp.
Christmas stamps were 10 cents in both 1974 and 1975. In 1975, the PO wanted to raise rates and hoped to get approval to do so before Xmas and so they left the denominations off the 1975 Xmas issue, but they still sold for 10 cents and can be used for 10 cents as postage today.
Phil Stamp was born on 1975-12-12.