10 years Christmas Seals Blocks 1937 - 46 #2366

#2366
10 years Christmas Seals Blocks 1937 - 46
Mint, never hinged
In the early 20th century, tuberculosis was the leading cause of death in the U.S.
Physicians were experiencing the first signs of success treating tuberculosis in
special hospitals called sanitoriums, and one of those facilities had fallen on tough times.
The tiny Delaware sanitorium would have to close its doors if $300 could not be raised
to save it. One of its doctors explained the plight to his cousin, a Red Cross volunteer
named Emily Bissell. Bissell was a veteran fundraiser, and she soon came up with a plan
based on one that had worked in Denmark: She would design and print special holiday seals
and sell them at the post office for a penny each.

By the end of her holiday campaign (and after an endorsement by President Roosevelt),
she and a large group of committed volunteers had raised ten times the goal and the
American Lung Association Christmas Seals were born. 

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