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Christmas Seal Sheet Collection [172566]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 500.00 USD
Christmas Seal Sheet Collection [172566]
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Lot of 22 full sheets and some partial sheets of Christmas Seals, from the 1940s-1960s.In the early 20th century, tuberculosis was the leading cause of death in the United States. Physicians were experiencing the first signs of success treating tuberculosis in special hospitals called sanitoriums, and one of those facilities had fallen on tough times. The tiny Delaware sanitorium would have to close its doors if $300 could not be raised to save it. One of its doctors explained the plight to his cousin, a volunteer named Emily Bissell. Bissell was a veteran fundraiser, and she soon came up with a plan based on one that had worked in Denmark: She would design and print special holiday seals and sell them at the post office for a penny each.
By the end of her holiday campaign (and after an endorsement by President Roosevelt), she and a large group of committed volunteers had raised ten times the goal and Christmas Seals® were born. Their sales benefit the American Lung Association.