Object Details
Depicts
Mildred Bailey, American, 1907 - 1951
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 Mildred Rinker, Mildred Bailey (1907-1951) began her music career as a song demonstrator. The first featured female Big Band vocalist, she later performed with her husband Red Norvo on the CBS Radio Network. One of the top records of 1937 was her "More Than You Know."
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.
Date
September 17, 1994
Object number
1995.2075.59
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography
Place
United States of America
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Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
Music & Musicians
Women's Heritage
U.S. Stamps
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_1995.2075.59