A different sort of Charlie Brown Christmas book

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stamp_preview_gallery1As anyone who has been reading this blog for more than a couple of months knows, I luuuuuvs my A Charlie Brown Christmas books. Well, now a different one has been announced – a stamp book! Well, booklet. 20 stamps, 10 different designs, coming in October, according to the announcement from the U.S. Postal Service. It’s all part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the special.

Now all I’ll have to do is calculate how many stamps I’ll need between now and the 75th anniversary…

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