Classic Christmas Seals, Vintage 1944

The first Christmas Seal in the US was designed in 1907 by Emily Bissell, the cousin of a doctor who served in an early tuberculosis (TB) sanatorium. The facility was financially strapped and close to shutting its doors when Miss Bissell heard about a Danish man who designed and sold seals (stamps) to raise money…

In Any Language, December 1 is World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day occurs every December 1. The two-sided poster entitled Agissons maintenant, or Time to act, acknowledges the occasion with a lively multicultural image of babies, children, men and women (including a boy with the word “STOP” emblazoned on his T-shirt, top left), standing, sitting, talking and pointing, while perched on a pink Planet…