2016 First-Class Forever Stamp - Jack-O'-Lanterns: Round Eyes and Four Teeth Style:5 Books of 20 (100 Stamps) Doug Poindexter

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2016 First-Class Forever Stamp - Jack-O'-Lanterns: Round Eyes and Four Teeth Style:5 Books of 20 (100 Stamps) Doug PoindexterThe tradition of carving Jack lanterns came from a fear of Will the wisps from English folklore. Will the wisp describes a ghostly or supernatural event called ignis fatuus, or foolish fire. Some say it resembles a figure carrying a lantern. Others see just a floating ball of light. Ignis fatuus sightings are most often by travelers at night, especially in swamps or marshes. These eerie lights would retreat if approached, but followed a person if they