You probably know the Christmas seals the Lung Association puts out every year as a fundraiser-- I seem to recall a time when they mailed them to you before asking you to pay, but now apparently you have to order them. They've been putting them out since 1907, and you can see a nifty gallery of seals since 1920 on their site. However, if you have ever experienced them live, you'll know they don't come one by one, as shown in the gallery--they come in massive sheets, usually in different designs, sometimes with designs spanning several seals. Also, they weren't just made in the United States-- different countries had their own designs.
Luckily, I have a nice little collection of these, coming from my late grandmother. It is in no way complete, but it's fun to see the vintage sheets and international seals--and lots of great graphic design!
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1937
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1944
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1945
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1949
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1953
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1955
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1956
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Denmark, 1958
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1959
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Germany, 1960
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Korea, 1960
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Canada, 1961
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1961 (I call this one the "Mad Men" edition)
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Denmark, 1962
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Sweden, 1962
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United States, 1962
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1963
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Denmark, 1964
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Demark, 1964
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United States, 1964
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Canada, 1965
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Denmark, 1965
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United States, 1965
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1966
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1967
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Canada, 1967
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1968
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