On
February 1, 1995, the USPS issued two Love stamps that were both
popular and controversial. They featured child angels taken from
Raphael’s massive masterpiece, the Sistine Madonna. The USPS thought
they’d be perfect for new stamps in the Love Series. However, C.
Douglas Lewis, a curator at the National Gallery of Art and vice
chairman of the Citizen’s Stamp Advisory Committee, warned that child
angels represented death – not love.
Sheet Stamp
1995 U.S. Cherub Love Stamp |
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Booklet Stamp
1995 U.S. Cherub Love Stamp |
