By Eagle Newswire
A special dedication ceremony for the “Celebrating African American History and Culture” commemorative Forever stamp will be held on Friday, October 20, 2017, 12:00 noon, at Greenwood Cultural Center, 322 North Greenwood Avenue, Tulsa, Okla. The event is free and open to the public.
Background
The Celebrating African American History and Culture Forever stamp (priced at 49 cents) is a one design, pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps. The stamp depicts the National Museum of African American History and Culture which opened last year. The issuance of this recognizes the richness of the black experience by celebrating the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Occupying a 5-acre site on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the museum is the 19th Smithsonian museum and the only national museum devoted exclusively to African American life, art, history, and culture. The stamp art is based on a photograph of the museum by Alan Karchmer showing a view of the north-west corner of the building. Text in the upper left corner of the stamp reads “National Museum of African American History and Culture.” Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp.
The First Day of Issue Ceremony took place on October 13 at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC.
Kathy Ervin-Johnson is Tulsa’s Postmaster and Sonya Dulan, the Customer Relations Coordinator.
