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13c Jimmie Rodgers single
Object Details
- Description
- The 13-cent Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933) stamp was first available on May 24, 1978, at Meridian, Mississippi. Jimmie Rodgers brought southern music to center stage in the United States. He is remembered particularly for his songs about railroading. The songs of blacks who worked for the roads influenced him, and he is known by many as the 'Singing Brakeman'. He died of tuberculosis in 1933.
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- May 24, 1978
- Object number
- 1980.2493.17300
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1755
- Topic
- Stars of Stage & Screen
- Music & Musicians
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.17300
- Usage
- Not determined
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