Black History Month --- Buffalo Soldiers

 

 

 

 

 

 

They fought against Indians. The fought for their country. The Buffalo Soldiers the first in many African-Americans military figures of history.

Canada -- Black History Month

The United States is not the only country celebrating Africa diversity in its culture.

Black History Month

 

 

This is the information of the US Postal Service website.

What is the Black Heritage Stamp Series?

The Black Heritage Stamp Series is a collection of stamps commemorating the accomplishments and contributions of African Americans throughout American history. Their acclaimed societal, political, and cultural undertakings are highlighted and extolled through this series.

Additional facts about the Black Heritage series:

• The Black Heritage stamp series is one of the most popular of the Postal Service's U.S. commemorative stamp series. As a result of customer request for the stamps, the Postal Service recently began producing a greater quantity.
• It is not the policy of the Postal Service to destroy stamps while they are still available for sale. Generally, commemorative stamps are available for sale for a year after they are issued.
• The Black Heritage series began in 1978 with a stamp honoring American abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Each fall, the honoree for the following year is announced.

Please click one of the individual’s name listed below to see the stamp’s information. Click on TOP to quickly go back to the top of the page.

Harriet Tubman	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr	Benjamin Banneker	Whitney Moore Young Jr	Jackie Robinson
Scott Joplin	Carter G. Woodson	Mary McLeod Bethune	Sojourner Truth	Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable
James Weldon Johnson	A. Phillip Randolph	Ida B. Wells	Jan E. Matzeliger	W.E.B. DuBois
Percy Lavon Julian	Dr. Allison Davis	Bessie Coleman	Ernest E. Just	Benjamin O. Davis Sr
Madam C. J. Walker	Malcolm X	Patricia Roberts Harris	Roy Wilkins	Langston Hughes
Thurgood Marshall	Paul Robeson	Marian Anderson	Hattie McDaniel	Ella Fitzgerald
Charles Waddell Chesnutt

Harriet Tubman Born a slave, abolitionist Harriet Tubman was the first African-American woman to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp. She was a conductor for the famed Underground Railroad, which helped many slaves escape to freedom before and during the Civil War. The 13-cent stamp was issued February 1, 1978 and a 32-cent stamp was also issued on June 29, 1995. 13-cent stamp - 1st stamp in the Black Heritage Series. TOP

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the most powerful and popular leader of the African-American protest movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He spearheaded mass action through marches, sit-ins, boycotts, and nonviolent demonstrations that profoundly and positively affected America's attitudes toward racial prejudice and discrimination. In 1963, he became the first African American honored as TIME magazine

Black History Month: Heritage Series

Don't believe the rumors. There is no stoppage of the popular stamp series. This was one of those silly internet stories that proves to be completely untrue. The Black Heritage Series continues and will continue to document the achievements of African Americans.

We get many emails asking when the Post Office will issue a stamp for Gen. Colin Powell. In fact we get more emails asking about him then our current President Barack Obama. I remind all inquiring that the rules are the same for everyone: a worthy individual must be deceased for at least 10 years before being considered.

Black History: Celebrate Through Stamps

My first African-American stamp was Paul Lawrence Dunbar, a black inventor. There have been dozens of black American heroes printed ever since. We are even blessed with an African-American President, Barack H. Obama, who will also have his own US stamp one day.

Some collectors of African-America heritage use the dozens of Black American Hero stamps to teach their children the powerful roots of their heritage. This is another excellent example of stamp collecting instructing children on powerful life lessons.