Just about every country issues a special set of stamps for Christmas. Looking at the various stamps from years past, you can also notice the increase in postage over the years, and especially since the introduction of emails, the prices have sky-rocketed exorbitantly. Maltese stamps have always been particularly beautiful, mainly because my favorite artist Emvin Cremona was responsible over 30 years to design the stamps. In this post you can see two particular sets, plus another set that shows old images of baby Jesus made from wax.
Just about every parish church has a vintage baby Jesus which is carried in procession and placed at the center of the main altar for veneration throughout the entire Christmas season. All of Emvin Cremona's stamps were done before 1985, since he died in 1987, and he was at his best between 1955 and 1983, painting also many ceilings in parish churches. (click on each photo to enlarge)
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