UNITED STATES

United States borders Canada, and Mexico, with the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast, and the Pacific Ocean on the west coast.  There are fifty states including Alaska and Hawaii.  The language in the United States of America is English, and Spanish is the second most spoken language.  The United States has one of the world's most varied populations in terms of ancestry.  The population includes descendents from every part of the world.  The first people to live in the United States were the American 'Indians'. Most Americans can trace their ancestry to Europe,  Latin  America, Africa, and Asia.  The United States began printing its stamps in 1846; stamps of Mary were not begun until 1966.

DATE	SCOTT	Y&T	ARTIST	DESCRIPTION	STAMP
11-1-1966*	1321	815	Hans Memling (1430-1494)	Madonna and Child [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La Madone et l'Enfant
11-6-1967	1336	839	Hans Memling (1430-1494)	Madonna and Child [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La Madone et l'Enfant
11-6-1970	1414	911	Lorenzo Lotto (1480-1556)	The Nativity [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La nativité
11-10-1971	1444	942	Giorgione (1477-1510)	Adoration of the Shepherds [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] L'adoration des bergers
11-7-1973	1507	1007	Raphaël (1483-1520)	Small Cowper Madonna [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] Petite Madone Cowper
10-14-1975	1579	1067	Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494)	Madonna [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La Madone
10-27-1976	1701	1148	John Singleton Copley (1738-1815)	The Nativity [original at the Boston Museum] La nativité
10-18-1978	1768	1226	Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525)	Madonna and Child with Cherubim [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La Madone et l'Enfant avec des Anges
10-18-1979	1799	1260	Gerard David (1460-1523)	Virgin and Child [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La Vierge et l'Enfant
10-31-1980	1842	1302	Walter Tower (ca. 1900)	Epiphany window [original stained glass at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.] La Madone et l'Enfant
10-28-1981	1939	1359	Botticelli (1446-1510)	Madonna and Child [original at the Art Institute of Chicago] La Madone et l'Enfant
10-28-1982	2026	1456	Tiepolo (1696-1770)	Madonna and Child [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La Madone et l'Enfant
10-28-1983	2063	1505	Raphaël (1483-1520)	Virgin and Child [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La Madone et l'Enfant
10-30-1984	2107	1554	Fra Filippo Lippi (1406-1469)	Madonna and Child [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La Madone et l'Enfant
10-20-1985	2165	1610	Luca della Robbia (1400-1482)	Genoa Madonna enameled Terra Cotta [original at the Detroit Institute of Arts] La Madone de Gènes, poterie émaillée
10-24-1986	2244	1693	Perugino (1450-1523)	Madonna [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La Madone
10-23-1987	2367	1793	Moroni (1525-1578)	Madonna [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La Madone
10-20-1988	2399	1837	Botticelli (1446-1510)	Madonna and Child [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La Madone et l'Enfant
10-19-1989	2427	1878	Carracci (1555-1619)	Madonna and Child [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La Madone et l'Enfant
10-18-1990	2514	1924	Antonello Da Messina (1430-1479)	Madonna and Child [original at the National Gallery of Arts – Washington] La Madone et l'Enfant
10-17-1991	2578	1993	Antoniazzo Romano (1461-1508)	Madonna and Child [original at the Houston Museum] La Madone et l'Enfant
10-21-1993	2789	2193	Giovanni Battista Cima (1459-1518)	Madonna and Child La Madone et l'Enfant
10-20-1994	2871	2287	Elisabeth Sirani (1638-1665)	Madonna and Child La Madone et l'Enfant
10-13-1995	3003	2455	Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337)	Madonna and Child La Madone et l'Enfant
11-01-1996	3107	2575	Paolo de Matteis (1662-1728)	Madonna and Child La Madone et l'Enfant
10-27-1997	3176	2673	Sano di Pietro (1406-1481)	Madonna and Child La Madone et l'Enfant
10-15-1998	3244		Florentine -15th Century	Madonna and Child La Madone et l'Enfant
10-20-1999	3356	3008	Bartolomeo Vivarini (1432-1499)	Madonna and Child La Madone et l'Enfant
10-10-2001	3536	3242	Lorenzo Costa (1460-1535)	Virgin and Child  La Vierge et l'Enfant
10-10-2002	3675	3388	Jan Gossaert (1478-1533/36)	Madonna and Child  La Madone et l'Enfant
10-23-2003	3820	3524	Jan Gossaert (1478-1533/36)	Madonna and Child  La Madone et l'Enfant
10-14-2004	3879	3601	Lorenzo Monaco (1370-1422)	Madonna and Child  La Madone et l'Enfant
10-17-2006	4100	C 3892	I. Chacon
10-25-2007	4206	4009	Bernadino Luini (1481-1532)
10-23-2008	4359		Botticelli (1445-1510)
10-20-2009	4424		Sassoferrato (1609-1685)	Madonna and Sleeping Child  La Madone et l'Enfant endormi

* The United States Postal Service did not issue Christmas stamps (neither the Virgin Mary and Child nor any other Christmas symbol) until 1962.