Show history of red cross seal charity stamps first used in boston in 1862 1962 for the soldiers relief funds funda during the civil war were the original forerunners of the red cross christmas seal which will bo be used this year to bring happiness and cheer to millions the delaware antl anti tu society in 1907 for tho the first time in america made use of a stamp tor for the purpose of getting revenue to light fight consumption in a hastily organized campaign of only three weeks they realized the next year 1908 the american red cross conducted the first national tuberculosis stamp campaign from this sale was realized for the antl anti costs movement in 1909 under many adverse conditions was realized from these stamps this year the slogan ot of the tuberculosis fighters and the red cross Is A million for from red cross crosa seals in 1910 1 |