Canada -

" STAINED GLASS PAINTINGS ~ CHRISTMAS 2011."

MNH ~ Miniature Sheet !

Stained glass has been used in churches and other stately buildings the world over since the Middle Ages.

An art-form in itself, stained glass is often referred to as ‘pictorial art’ or described as ‘illuminated wall decorations.’

These Christmas commemorative stamps depict the story of Jesus' birth from the magnificent stained-glass windows of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Kingston, ON.

The souvenir sheet features all three of these beautiful stamps.

Issue date: November 1, 2011.

(CJ13).