19c Sequoyah single
Object Details
- Description
- The 19-cent Sequoyah regular stamp was issued on December 27, 1980, at Tahlequah, Oklahoma. This stamp honors the Cherokee Native American who brought literacy to his people by devising a written alphabet.
- Sequoyah (c. 1760/1770-1843), also spelled Sequoya or Sequoia, was a silversmith, painter, and warrior. Although he was probably born between a British father and Cherokee mother, he never learned English. He believed in the secret power of written language, and by 1821 created a system of writing the Cherokee language consisting of eighty-six symbols. The simplicity of the system enabled Cherokees throughout the nation to learn it rapidly.
- The stamp was designed by Roy Andersen and issued in a pane of 100. The stamp was engraved through the intaglio process.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (October 20, 1980).
- Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th ed., s.v. "Sequoyah."
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- December 27, 1980
- Object number
- 1999.2004.176
- Depicts
- Sequoyah, Native American (Cherokee), 1770 - 1843
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (brown); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1859
- Topic
- American Indian Heritage
- The Cold War (1945-1990)
- Art & Photography
- Education & Teaching
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1999.2004.176
