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Sampling History: First Christmas stamp came about by accident – gulflive.com (blog)

Sampling History: First Christmas stamp came about by accident
gulflive.com (blog)
first xmas stamp.jpg The first Christmas stamp was issued in 1898 and bore the replica of a world map produced in 1569 by Gerhardus Mercator, a famous geographer. It is most often referred to as the Canada "Map" stamp, but it is also thought to be the …

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