<ul><li>Christmas Angel Gabriel</li><li>"The Annunciation" artist Jan Van Eyck</li><li>Christmas Card Postage Stamps</li><li>Stamp Collecting</li><li>Collectible Postage Stamps</li></ul><br><br>This is a block of 4 stamps as pictured. ~ On November 1, 1968 in Washington DC., the USPS released the seventh Christmas issue displaying a portion of the painting by Jan van Eyck, titled "The Annunciation." Gabriel is clothed more like a 15th century priest than a traditional angel, with red robes and gold brocade suggesting wealth and power, but not necessarily divinity. Although angel Gabriel does not have a Halo on her head, Van Eyck uses a crown. This crown symbolizes that she is sent from God and is a Holy figure. Jan van Eyck, a Flemish painter, often signed his paintings, "Done as well as I can.

Christmas Angel Gabriel \"The Annunciation\" by Jan Van Eyck (Scott #1363) Block of 4 x 6 US Postage Stamps