29c Muddy Waters single

Object Details

Depicts

Muddy Waters, American, 1915 - 1983

Description

Jazz and blues legends were honored with the eight 29-cent stamps in Legends of American Music Stamp Series issued on September 17, 1994, in Greenville, Mississippi, at the Delta Blues Festival. The stamps feature Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Jimmy Rushing, Mildred Bailey, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, "Ma" Rainey, and Howlin' Wolf.

Born McKinley Morganfield, Muddy Waters (1915-1983) became the king of the Age of Postwar Blues with his flair for transforming traditional Delta blues into electric blues. In 1948, he began recording a string of Chicago blues hits, including "Rolling Stone," inspiration for Bob Dylan and Mick Jagger.

Howard Koslow designed the images for Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Jimmy Rushing, Mildred Bailey, and Julian Allen designed the images for Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, "Ma" Rainey, and Howlin' Wolf. Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd., printed The stamps using offset lithography.

Reference:

Postal Bulletin (September 1, 1994).

mint

11 horizontal perforations x 10.8 vertical perforations

Credit line

Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.

September 17, 1994

Object number

1995.2075.50

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography

Place

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Title

Scott Catalogue USA 2855

National Postal Museum

Topic

Music & Musicians

Contemporary (1990-present)

Black Heritage

U.S. Stamps

Record ID

npm_1995.2075.50

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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