National Museum of African Americans on Stamps
Keeper of the Past and Promise of our People
We had an opportunity to participate in the MLK50 Bell Toll by joining others at the Missouri History Museum. We were featured on their Facebook Live feed and interviewed by a reporter, Nassim Benchaabane, from the St. Louis Post Dispatch. He wrote: Charlene Blair, 55, stood listening to Nance’s words while holding a framed picture of the ceremonial U.S. Postal Stamp bearing
» Read moreStamp collecting can be enhanced by collecting first day covers, souvenir pages, posters, key chains, coasters and other items with stamps on them. Dragon cards by Lloyd de Vries have been nice additions to many collectors. Look at the Ralph Ellison below. Black History Dragon Cards
» Read moreThe Dorothy Height is still available at the USPS online. “Height is the 40th addition to the Black Heritage Series which features other African American pioneers and activists including Harriet Tubman, W.E.B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, and Martin Luther King, Jr. She is also the 15th woman to be added to the series.” See more info at NBCNEWS This is a dragon
» Read moreOne of the goals of the National Museum of African Americans on Stamps is to be a catalyst for courageous conversations. To support this effort we will have 30 second promos on WSIE 88.7 The Sound. http://www.siue.edu/wsie/ or http://streaming.siue.edu:8000/wsie We will appear in the hour before and after “Voices,” an hour-long radio-news magazine hosted by St. Louis radio personality Hank Thompson, that airs
» Read moreFebruary 2018 was a busy month. We began with a visit to an elementary school where a journalism club had the opportunity to ask questions and write a report about NMAAS and the hobby of stamp collecting. The winner receives $50 and the opportunity to be published in the St. Louis American Newspaper. We had a booth at a black
» Read moreWe are excited to see the initiative to preserve African American Spaces. In his article about Historic Preservation, Brent Leggs states, “Along with elevating forgotten places, we aim to reveal the hidden, and sometimes willfully obscured, layers of history at all historic sites”. Below are some of the organizations that may benefit from this project. Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. A non-profit organization that
» Read moreWe should never forget that it takes a team to execute our best ideas and produce effective change. Furthermore, to portray accomplished African-Americans in an accurate and creative light we need the artists. Barbara Higgins Bond is an artist and designs some of the artwork in the stamps we share on this page. The first African-American female to illustrate a
» Read moreDo you plan on attending the Lena Horne Stamp unveiling? Don’t forget to reserve your tickets.
» Read moreAs we start the year, we have been recognizing and celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr,. – one of the most inspirational people of our time. The civil rights leader left a legacy that we are still striving to achieve. The stamp below was issued January 13, 1979. He is the second stamp in the Black Heritage Series. Click the
» Read moreWe are excited to kick-off the year with an exhibit of pieces from the collection at a local library.
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