Bidspirit auction | 2005 Great Britain Christmas Stamp

2005 Great Britain Christmas Stamp Pair, Madonna and Child (SG2584) and Modern Scene - A pair of British postage stamps issued as part of the 2005 Christmas series. The top stamp, denomination '42,' features a reproduction of classical religious art of the Madonna and Child, both with halos, corresponding to SG2584 of the 2005 Christmas series. The bottom stamp, denomination '57,' depicts a modern illustrative scene, likely Christmas-themed, with a figure dressed in red climbing a pipe or chimney, holding an umbrella and a sack, against a background of aurora-like lights and a faint silhouette of a deer. Both stamps include the white silhouette of Queen Elizabeth II in the upper right quadrant and are arranged vertically and perforated.