76-5x, ALA Experimental Sheet 1976 U.S. Christmas Seals Sheet, unknown printer, MNH. Fresh, no gum, shipped flat. Scan is of front of sheet.
Distributed 1976 by the American Lung Association (ALA). of Temple Texas. Designed by Robert V. Hungerford and Allan Mardon. Christmas landscape with Santa, sleigh, and reindeers riding through the blue sky.
Very similar to the original 1976 Christmas Seal Sheets, but reduced size, seals are 24x29mm, sheet is 350x275mm (9.75x7in). Selvage to the left of the marginal inscription has a series of 4mm holes on 13mm center running vertical and continuously, evidently for a cog printer as the sheets were printed on a continuous roll of paper. Simulated perf 12 over roul 9.5x8. No printer's mark or union label.
Image of Cross of Lorraine on each seal. The Cross of Lorraine is the international symbol of the crusade against TB.
Note: This item is also available as an Error, Misprint with halves of two separate sheets printed on one sheet. The Error, Misprint of 76-5.3x, ALA Experimental Sheet, 1976 U.S. Christmas Seals Sheet, unknown printer can be purchased at checkout.
This is mint, never hinged, dealer stock.
Christmas Seals are also known as TB Charity Seals, and are usually classified as Charity Seals, or Cinderella Stamps.
