1976 American Lung Association Pamphlet by John Denune Sunday, April 1, 2012, 12.00am Updated May 13, 2015 at 06.57am 1976 American Lung Association Pamphlet 1976 American Lung Association Pamphlet, with the help of Green's Catalog, listing 76 World Wide Christmas Seal issuing countries, and crediting Denmark, as the inventor of the first "Christmas Seal" in 1904.