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42c "Caldonia" single

Object Details

Description
On July 16, 2008, in Newark, New Jersey, the Postal Service issued the 42-cent Vintage Black Cinema stamps in five designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of twenty. Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, California, designed the stamps.
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 expectations, these posters now serve a greater purpose than publicity and promotion. They have become invaluable pieces of history, preserving memories of cultural phenomena that otherwise might have been forgotten.
Forty million stamps were printed in the offset process with microprinting "USPS" by Sennett Security Products/Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (SSP/BCA).
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (June 19, 2008).
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Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Data Source
National Postal Museum
Date
July 16, 2008
Object number
2009.2001.40
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink / lithographed
Place
United States of America
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Title
Scott Catalogue USA 4339
Topic
Stars of Stage & Screen
Black Heritage
Contemporary (1990-present)
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_2009.2001.40
Usage
Not determined
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8c41089a4-01d6-4f5d-95ae-74897cacf897
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