Issued for Christmas mail use by San Marino on December 5, 1968, this complete mint set of three stamps features detail from Botticelli's The Mystic Nativity. Note that the stamp designs may be close to, but not touching, the perforations (i.e., the design may be off-centered on these stamps).

New Zealand issued this complete set of three mint stamps on October 6, 1971, for use on Christmas mail. The stamps feature "Holy Night," by Carlo Maratta; "Annunciation," stained glass window in St. Luke's Anglican Church Havelock North); and "The Three Kings."

Issued by Canada on Oct. 7, 1970, this complete mint set of 12 Christmas stamps features designs by Canadian school children. The set consists of two strips of five stamps each plus two larger individual stamps for the two highest denominations.

Issued by Montserrat on Oct. 15, 1973, this complete set of four mint Christmas stamps features the following Christmas paintings: "Virgin and Child," Studio of David, "Holy Family with St. John" by Jacob Jordaens, "Virgin and Child" by Bellini, and "Virgin and Child" by Carlo Dolci. $3.50 retail value (Scott 2007 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 4).

This complete set of six mint Christmas stamps was issued by Luxembourg on Dec. 5, 1955. These small stamps feature "toys for St. Nicholas Day," "Christ Child and lamb," and a star, a crown, and a cake for Epiphany. The denomination on each stamp includes a surtax- these extra funds went to charity. This scarce set has a $22.50 retail value (Scott 2007 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 4).

This complete mint set of 6 stamps plus a high value stamp sheet (1000 francs) was issued by Benin during 1996 and features Christmas Paintings (please click on the image or "Details" for a listing of the paintings and artists). This set has a $11.65 retail value (Scott 2010 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 1).

Paintings of the Virgin and Child are featured on this complete set of six lightly cancelled stamps (including three airmail stamps). The set was issued by Togo on Dec. 20, 1975. The paintings are by the following artists: Mantegna, El Greco, Barend van Orley, Federico Barroci, Bellini, and Correggio.

This complete set of six lightly cancelled stamps (including three airmail stamps) was issued for Christmas by Togo on Dec. 18, 1976. The stamps feature the following paintings: "Adoration of the Shepherds" by Jacopo da Pontormo, "Nativity" by Carlo Crivelli, "Virgin and Child" by Pontormo, "Holy Family" by Lorenzo Lotto, "Virgin and Child with Saints" by Pontormo, and "Virgin and Child with Saints" by Lotto.

Issued by Iceland on November 8, 2007, this pair of mint self-adhesive Christmas stamps feature Icelandic leaf bread. Considered an indispensable part of the Christmas celebration by many in Iceland, the thin leaf bread is traditionally cut with beautiful and diverse patterns. The stamps are rouletted (slit perforations).

Australia commemorated 50 years of Australian Christmas stamps with the release of this sheet of five mint self-adhesive stamps on November 1, 2007. Each stamp features, as its central design, a different christmas stamp issued over the past five decades (includes 1957, 1977, 1984, 1990, and 1996 Christmas stamps).