Partly by accident, this became the world's first Christmas stamp.

It is a matter of some debate as to which is the first Christmas stamp.

For instance, during the 1970s many countries issued Christmas stamps featuring children's drawings, with the young artist identified by name and age.

"Listen, dear, do you happen to have any Christmas stamps of a religious persuasion?"

Many nations in the world issue Christmas stamps intended for use on holiday mail.

It was the most popular stamp, except for Christmas stamps.

The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957.

Unwatermarked paper, that had been introduced with the 1972 Christmas stamp, was used for the first time on definitives.

In 1966, British post offices issued the first special Christmas stamps.

The gum on the back of each of the bigger special issues, such as the Christmas stamps, is worth 14.5 calories.