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African American First Day Covers-Booker T. Washington

Posted on February 4, 2023 by admin
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series African American First Day Covers

Remember there can be various drawings done on an envelope for the first issue of a The cover above is one of many covers with the 1956 3 cent stamp. stamp.1956 3¢ Booker T. Washington Centennial Issue Date: April 5, 1956 … Continue reading →

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African American First Day Cover Stamps Series -George Washington Carver

Posted on February 3, 2023 by admin
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series African American First Day Covers

The George Washington Carver stamp was issued in 1948. You may see many variations of First Day Covers that will contain not only the stamp but an artist rendering of the person or event related to the stamp. If the … Continue reading →

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US Mint Has Released the Tuskegee Airmen Quarters For Alabama 2021 Last of America The Beautiful Series

Posted on September 7, 2021 by admin

Valentines Day is not the only day we should celebrate in February. We need to celebrate February 8 because that is the date the awe inspiring Tuskegee Airmen Quarters were released for the State of Alabama. The reverse of the … Continue reading →

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August Wilson Stamp Released Part of Black Heritage Series USPS

Posted on August 3, 2021 by admin

On January, 28, 2021 the USPS released the August Wilson stamp as part of the Black Heritage Series. August Wilson was an awesome playwriter who known for unforgettable plays. The illustrator for this stamp is an artist from New Haven, Conn … Continue reading →

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Dorthy Height Postage Stamp-African American Civil Rights Leader

Posted on August 2, 2020 by admin

On Februry 1, 2017 The US Postal Service released the Dorothy Height Postage Stamp. This Civil Rights and Woman Rights activist was born in 1912 and at the wonderful age of 98 died in 2010. Read more about her accomplishments … Continue reading →

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See How the Gold Coin With An African American Woman on it was Made

Posted on February 3, 2020 by admin

When these first came out in 2017 they were selling for a little over $1600 on the mint’s website. Now  they are a little over $1900.

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William Clark’s Slave York is Depicted on the Missouri 2003 Quarter

Posted on January 28, 2020 by admin

              Many of use have read about the 1804 Lewis and Clark Expedition but did you know that his inherited slave named York was also part of that expedition? You can read Brian Hall’s … Continue reading →

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Lady Liberty Gold Coin Depicts an African American Woman-This is NOT Fake News

Posted on December 18, 2017 by admin

On April 6, 2017 The US Mint started taking orders for the very first gold coin to show Lady Liberty as an African American Woman. This beautiful woman is wearing a crown of stars. This coin was struck in conjunction … Continue reading →

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Did You Know Frederick Douglas Might be on the Back of One of Your Circulating Quarters?

Posted on December 11, 2017 by admin

    Before you put that next quarter into a laundry machine, parking meter or tip for your cup of coffee flip it over. Make sure you do not see Frederick Douglas. Released in April, 2017, Frederick Douglass National Historic … Continue reading →

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Harper Ferry National Park Quarter Part of African American History

Posted on June 9, 2017 by admin

John Brown’s Raid is an event that is etched in our African American history and forever will be part of the legacy of this nation’s struggle with slavery. A quarter was released in 2016 which has the historical John Brown’s … Continue reading →

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