You are here: Home / Archives for black

1999 MALCOLM X ~ BLACK HERITAGE ~ ACTIVIST #3273 Pane of 20 x 33 cents US Postage Stamps

February 27, 2011 By
Overall Rating:
 

Total Customer Reviews: (0)
Seller: Amazon
On January 20 1999 in New York NY; the USPS issued the 22nd addition to the Black Heritage Series, honoring Malcolm X, African-American Muslim minister. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans; his critics accused[Read More]
Share
Filed Under: US Stamps Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

1994 DR ALLISON DAVIS ~ BLACK HERITAGE ~ ANTHROPOLOGIST #2816 Plate Block of 4 x 29 cents US Postage Stamps

February 25, 2011 By
Overall Rating:
 

Total Customer Reviews: (0)
Seller: Amazon
In 1994 the USPS issued the issued the 17th stamp in the Black Heritage series honoring Dr. Allison Davis. Among the most well-respected psychologists, social anthropologists, educators, and authors of his day, Dr. Davis believed in the potential of all human beings - regardless of race or social class. In recognition of his efforts, Dr. Davis rece[Read More]
Share
Filed Under: US Stamps Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,

1997 BENJAMIN O DAVIS SR. ~ BLACK HERITAGE #3121 Plate Block of 4 x 32 cents US Postage Stamps

February 24, 2011 By
Overall Rating:
 

Total Customer Reviews: (0)
Seller: Amazon
On January 28, 1997 in Washington DC; the USPS honored the nation's first black brigadier general, Benjamin O. Davis, as the 20th addition to the Black Heritage stamp series. Davis began his 50 years with U.S. Army as a private, and rose through the ranks due to his distinguished service. In doing so, Davis was a driving force in the integration of[Read More]
Share
Filed Under: US Stamps Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

1995 BESSIE COLEMAN ~ BLACK HERITAGE #2956 Plate Block of 4 x 32 cents US Postage Stamps

February 21, 2011 By
Overall Rating:
 

Total Customer Reviews: (0)
Seller: Amazon
In 1995 the USPS issued the 18th stamp in the Black Heritage series, this commemorative features Bessie Coleman, or "Queen Bess," as she came to be known, in her leather flight cap and goggles. Coleman was the first African-American female aviator. Born in a one-room cabin, she achieved her dream of becoming a pilot during a time when most African-[Read More]
Share
Filed Under: US Stamps Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

1998 C. J. WALKER ~ BLACK HERITAGE #3181 Plate Block of 4 x 32 cents US Postage Stamps

February 21, 2011 By
Overall Rating:
 

Total Customer Reviews: (0)
Seller: Amazon
On January 28 1998 in Indianapolis, IN; the USPS issued the 21st addition to the Black Heritage series, honoring Madam C.J. Walker, African-American businesswoman and philanthropist. She made her fortune by developing and marketing a hugely successful line of beauty and hair products for black women, under the company she founded Madam C.J. Walker [Read More]
Share
Filed Under: US Stamps Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

1982 JACKIE ROBINSON ~ BLACK HERITAGE ~ BASEBALL #2016 Block of 6 x 20 cents US Postage Stamps

February 13, 2011 By
Overall Rating:
 

Total Customer Reviews: (0)
Seller: Amazon
On August 2 1982 in Cooperstown NY; the USPS honored Jackie Robinson as the 5th addition to the Black Heritage series. Robinson was the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era. He broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. As the first black man to openly play in the major leagues [Read More]
Share
Filed Under: US Stamps Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR ~ POET ~ BLACK HERITAGE #1554 Block of 6 x 10¢ US Postage Stamps

February 12, 2011 By
Overall Rating:
 

Total Customer Reviews: (0)
Seller: Amazon
On May 1, 1975 in Dayton, Ohio, the USPS honored American writer and poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar, as the newest addition to the American Arts series. As a teenager, Dunbar operated an elevator in Dayton, Ohio and tried to sell passengers books of his verse. Several of his early poems were published by the Wright brothers when they experimented with [Read More]
Share
Filed Under: US Stamps Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

1978 HARRIET TUBMAN ~ BLACK HERITAGE #1744 Plate Block of 12 x 13 cents US Postage Stamps

February 8, 2011 By
Overall Rating:
 

Total Customer Reviews: (0)
Seller: Amazon
On February 1, 1978 in Washington, DC., the USPS issued the first stamp of the Black Heritage Series, honoring Harriet Tubman, known as the Moses of her people. A former slave, she escaped bondage by fleeing to Pennsylvania. However, she returned to the South at least 19 times in order to help more than 300 slaves escape to freedom.
Share
Filed Under: US Stamps Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

VINTAGE BLACK CINEMA #4340a Plate Block of 10 x 42¢ US Postage Stamps

February 3, 2011 By
Overall Rating:
 

Total Customer Reviews: (0)
Seller: Amazon
On July 16, 2008, in Newark, NJ., the USPS issued celebrated Vintage Black Cinema. Vivid reminders of a bygone era, these vintage movie posters highlight various facets of the African-American cultural experience as represented in early film. Whether spotlighting the talents of entertainment icons or documenting changing social attitudes and expect[Read More]
Share
Filed Under: US Stamps Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

Himalayan Black Bear Stamps, 4 Official Proof Edition Prints

December 8, 2010 By
Overall Rating:
 

Total Customer Reviews: (0)
Seller: Amazon
Set of 4 prints issued as part of a world-wide project to increase awareness of endangered species. Top of each print features a color illustration of a threatened or endangered animal; bottom part contains a postage stamp with an illustration of the same animal by the same artist, canceled with a "first day of issue" postmark. WWF panda logo is at[Read More]
Share
Filed Under: World Stamps Tagged With: , , , , , , ,
« Older Posts