William J Kozersky, Philatelist |
1919
Type 1 Type 2
Designed by Ernest Hamlin Baker. Realized $3,872,533.
Type 1: White plume to left of Santa's cap, no dot on front. The red color on the seals varies from a dull gloss to a brilliant gloss.
Type 2: No white plume, white dot on front of cap.
Both types have sizing under red design.
On some printings the initials of the designer "EHB" show clearly on the blue background just above the left double-barred cross. On other printings it is hardly visible or missing.
Greens Catalog of the Tuberculosis Seals of the World,, Part 1, U.S. Christmas Seals, 2014 ed., p.20