Object Details
Description
The Postal Service issued a 39-cent Ella Fitzgerald commemorative stamp on January 10, 2007, in New York, New York. The thirtieth stamp in the Black Heritage Series honors Ella Fitzgerald, the singer who was widely known as "the first lady of song." Art director Ethel Kessler lauds the stamp portrait by illustrator Paul Davis, of New York, for the way it captures the joy and excitement of Fitzgerald's art.
The 150 million stamps were printed in the offset process by Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd., with microprinting "USPS".
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (December 7, 2006).
single
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Date
January 10, 2007
Object number
2007.2013.9
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolor) / lithographed
Place
New York
United States of America
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
Contemporary (1990-present)
Music & Musicians
Stars of Stage & Screen
Black Heritage
Women's Heritage
U.S. Stamps
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_2007.2013.9