53-3x, WX165, 1953 U.S. Christmas Seals Sheet, pm D, full gum, F, MNH. Issued 1953 by the National Tuberculosis Association (NTA). Designed by Elmer Jacobs and E. Willis Jones. Image of a Caroler. Fresh, firm paper, vibrant colors, full gum, never folded, shipped flat.
Sheet of 100 (10x10), SE 3 sides, perforated margin at top with vertical perfs running through top margin. Gold, red, green and black. Size: 23x171/2mm, perf. 121/2.. A top marginal inscription is on all sheets: "Your Tuberculosis Association Helps To Keep All Homes Safe From Tuberculosis". Printer's Mark: a tiny black "D" on the red mitten in the lower right corner of seal #56. Union label on the perforated margin.
Christmas Seals are also known as TB Seals, and are usually classified as Charity Seals, or Cinderella Stamps.
