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Black Americans appear regularly on US stamps as part of a long-going Black Heritage
series - the most recent featured writer Charles Chesnut, last winter -- Ann Julia Cooper will appear on the next issue in June of this year. On Feb 21, 2009, a sheet of 6 designs honoring Civil Rights Pioneers, many of whom are black Americans,will appear.
However, I believe the exact answer to your question would be Josephine Baker , Duke Ellington, and Louis Jordan who appeared last July on a sheet of 5 stamps showing vintage black cinema posters.
What else can I help you with?
Who was the first African American woman to have her picture on a postage stamp?
The first African-American woman honored on her own stamp was Harriet Tubman in 1978. Some of the letter-sorters shown on a 1973 stamp appear to black women.
What year did Elvis image appear on a postage stamp?
1993.
Who was the first black person honored on a postage stamp?
In the United States it is US Scott Number 873. It was a ten cent value that was part of the Famous Americans Series. Booker T. Washington was the first black American to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp issue. His boyhood home was later pictured on a stamp as well.
Who was the first actress to appear on a US postage stamp?
Ethel barrymore , 1982
Who was the first President to appear on a postage stamp?
The first US postage stamps ever issued was in 1847 and were - 5 cent brown featuring B Franklin 10 cent black featuring G Washington Both of these stamps served as the standard postage until 1851 when new values with mostly the same faces were introduced.
Who was the first African American woman to have her picture on a postage stamp?
The first African-American woman honored on her own stamp was Harriet Tubman in 1978. Some of the letter-sorters shown on a 1973 stamp appear to black women.
Who were the first to appear on the postage stamp?
The first person to appear on a stamp was Queen Victoria. It was called the One Penny Black. It was issued by Great Britain in 1840.
Who was the first black American to appear on a US postage stamp?
Booker T. Washington's portrait was placed on a stamp on April 7, 1940.The first Black female to be portrayed on a stamp was Harriet Tubman, issued Feb. 1, 1978.Booker T. Washington was the first black man to appear on a US stamp.Booker Taliaferro Washington
Who was the first black woman to appear on a Postage stamp?
My guess is Empress Zewditu of Ethiopia who appeared on a 1918 stamp of Ethiopia. You didn't ask from what country, so it's hard to say. If you are talking about the United States, the first Black woman to appear on a postage stamp was Harriet Tubman on Feb 1, 1978.
Who was the first Black American to be honored on a US postage stamp?
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
What is the name of the first British postage stamp?
The penny black was the worlds first postage stamp in 1840.
What stamp did roland hill create?
The One Penny Black, the first postage stamp.
What is the nickname of the first postage stamp?
The first postage stamp is called the Penny Black. It was issued by Great Britain.
What was the first postage stamp?
Penny Black
What was the colour of the first postage stamp?
Black
What year did Elvis image appear on a postage stamp?
1993.
What will never appear on a US postage stamp?
A living person.
