U2501

Smithsonian Institution

150th Anniversary

Autum 2019 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 25 U2601 First United States Hanukkah Stamp — 10/22/96

This was a historic philatelic issue as it was the very first Hanukkah stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service. My hand painted cachet shows a group of children playing with a dreidel in the foreground. The design of the new stamp was based on the Jewish Festival of Lights.