116-T5x, 2016 ALA Test Design U.S. Christmas Seals Sheet, R17-CSCS-4-12, VF, MNH. Issued 2016 by the American Lung Association (ALA). Designed by Deva Edwards/Pure Design Group. Images of Santa with gifts, Christmas stockings, sled with gifts, snowman, Christmas wreath, fireplace wuth stockings, Santa on roof, all within red border.
Sheet of 42 (6x7) seals, without gift tags, margin on all four sides. Dated 2016 with "R17-CSCS-4-13" in bottom margin.
Ten Ways to Stay Healthy on the reverse of sheet.
These are test designs. Since 1979, the American Lung Association has issued test designs to determine the design of the national seal for the following year.
Christmas Seals are also known as TB Charity Seals, and are usually classified as Charity Seals, or Cinderella Stamps.
