Christmas Stamp Design and Stamp for the American National Red Cross
Date1908
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration CitationDesign for 1909 Christmas Stamp Design for the American National Red Cross and printed stamp
MediumGraphite and ink on paper
Dimensionssheet: 3 5/16 × 5 7/8 in. (8.4 × 14.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of George P. Bissell, Jr., 1945
Object number1945-51
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextAt the request of Emily Perkins Bissell, a Wilmington resident involved with the Red Cross, Howard Pyle designed the organization's Christmas stamp for 1908. The stamps were not for the postal service; they cost a penny and when placed on letters of gifts signified support for the Red Cross' campaign against tuberculosis. Several million copies of the stamp were sold.
