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29c Robert Johnson single

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Object Details

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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
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm891064042-9a6f-4636-8bb2-b6ce79d60412

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