Nativity Stamps 2016 Forever Stamps 100 pcs

Description

20 stamps/page * 5 pages. You got 100 stamps in total.

Background:

The Nativity Scene

Artists through the centuries have celebrated the Nativity in painting and sculpture. Carvings of Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus, often accompanied by an ox and a donkey, date back at least to the fourth century. St. Francis of Assisi is credited with creating the first crèche in the 13th century. In 1223 in a cave near a small village, he set up a manger as a visual way to deepen the message of his sermon on the birth of Jesus.

Today Nativity scenes remain the centerpieces of many church and family devotions during the Christmas season.

Nativity is being issued in booklets of 20 Forever stamps. Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.