Post Office Reverses Christmas Stamp Stand
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WASHINGTON — The Postal Service, in a hasty about-face, said Wednesday it will issue a “Madonna and Child” Christmas stamp next year after all.
The agency stirred a tempest last week when it announced plans to end the tradition, which dates to the mid-1960s.
The decision to end the tradition ignited a controversy among religious groups, President Clinton, members of Congress and philatelists. But Americans United for Separation of Church and State had applauded the move.
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