29c Robert Johnson single

Object Details

Depicts

Robert Johnson, American, 1912 - 1938

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.

Robert Johnson (1911-1938), born in Mississippi, represented the ultimate flowering of the Mississippi blues style. Johnson was discovered while working in juke joints. Johnson recorded just twenty-nine songs before dying at age 27.

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

Credit line

Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.

September 17, 1994

Object number

1999.2004.996

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 2857

National Postal Museum

Topic

Stars of Stage & Screen

Music & Musicians

Contemporary (1990-present)

Black Heritage

U.S. Stamps

Record ID

npm_1999.2004.996

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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