Philatelist

William J Kozersky, Philatelist

Philatelist, collector, and dealer in collectible Charity Seals such as Christmas Seals, Spring Seals, Local TB Seals, Foreign TB Seals, Easter Seals, Boys Town Seals, Charity Seals, and Charity Seal Literature. Plus, Cinderella Stamps, Topical and Foreign Stamp Packets, Disney Stamps, Stamp Collecting Supplies, Postcards, and Collectible Labels.

We donate 10% of all U.S. Christmas Seals & U.S. Spring Seals sales to the American Lung Association (ALA)

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1924 U.S. Christmas Seal Sheets by Flaws

There were three printings of the 1924 U.S. National Christmas Seals

The three printings are almost identical, but minor constant flaws differ. In 1924 the design was transferred in groups of 50 seals (10×5), and we may regard a flaw that occurs in the same position in both the upper and lower halves of the sheet as a constant flaw. Some sheets lack one or more of the identifying flaws, but all known sheets show enough flaws to permit identification.

1924 Plates

The term "plate" is used somewhat loosely to subdivide a printing where the sheets show different sets of flaws. These plates may be different large printing plates (usually 1200 or 1600 seals) or may be different panes in one large plate.

Printing I: Strobridge. 

Plate A: Seals #4 and #54 have a blue mark on the arm at lower edge of wing; #6 and #56, dent in blue field on left side near top; #23 and #73, red spur on cross at right side of foot. 

Plate B: #13 and #63, white dot below "r"; #50 and #100, defect in red frame on right side near bottom. The colors of this printing are usually very deep; the paper very heavily surfaced.

Printing II: Edwards and Deutsch. 

Seals #1 and #51, a tiny break in red frame line at top near right corner; #13 and #63, red spur on right side of cross near bottom; #31 and #81, red spur on top of left side of top arm of cross; #39 and #89, break in frame line of shield at lower left. Colors are usually rather pale and dull, ordinary paper lightly surfaced.

Printing III: USPL. 

Seals #3 and #53, red spur in shield below and right of cross; #29 and #79, blue spur in top of shield near right; #38 and #88, three tiny blue dots in top of shield. Medium colors on lightly surfaced paper.

Greens Catalog of the Tuberculosis Seals of the World,, Part 1, U.S. Christmas Seals, 2014 ed., p. 23