{"product_id":"forever-stamps-2022-virgin-and-child-holiday-celebration-first-class-postage","title":"Virgin and Child 2022 Forever Stamps — Traditional Christmas Series, Booklets of 20","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIssue facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Day of Issue: September 22, 2022\u003cbr\u003eFirst Day City: Boston, Massachusetts\u003cbr\u003ePrinted by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.\u003cbr\u003ePrinting Method: Offset, Microprint\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Booklets of 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe painting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 16th-century oil by the Florentine artist known as the Master of the Scandicci Lamentation. The first-day ceremony was held at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, which owns the original — it reached the museum through a chain of sales and bequests after passing among a number of notable owners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition follows the conventions of its period closely: Mary in a red dress under a blue mantle, colors that were read at the time as marks of status, purity and royalty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe series it belongs to\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Post Office issued its first Madonna and Child stamp in 1966 and an Angel Gabriel stamp in 1968. From 1970 onward it has issued Traditional and Contemporary Christmas stamps side by side each year; this is the Traditional half.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forever Stamp Center","offers":[{"title":"100 Stamps (5 Books)","offer_id":47100602417351,"sku":"ST22-A18-5","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300 Stamps (15 Books)","offer_id":47100602450119,"sku":"ST22-A18-15","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Stamps (25 Books)","offer_id":47100602482887,"sku":"ST22-A18-25","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 Stamps (50 Books)","offer_id":47100602515655,"sku":"ST22-A18-50","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 Stamps (250 Books)","offer_id":47100602548423,"sku":"ST22-A18-250","price":699.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/6250\/4647\/files\/79-2-1_ce26fb42-7089-4ed0-9b2d-39e92a9a45aa.jpg?v=1788604327","url":"https:\/\/www.foreverstampcenter.com\/products\/forever-stamps-2022-virgin-and-child-holiday-celebration-first-class-postage","provider":"center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}