2022 Black Heritage: Edmonia Lewis Forever Postage Stamps – First-Class Mail, Sheet

$29.00

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Pictures a casein-on-wood portrait of Lewis based on a photograph taken in Boston sometime between 1864 and 1871.

The Black Heritage Series is one of the USPS’s longest-running stamp series. It began on February 1, 1978, with the issue of the 13¢ Harriet Tubman stamp (US #1744). Since then, the USPS has issued a new stamp in the series every year. A number of them have even been released in February in recognition of Black History Month.

Lewis sculpted a number of important abolitionists before deciding to move to Rome, Italy. There, she hoped to expand her skills and be among a greater community of artists. She experienced much more freedom in Italy and her scope of work grew tremendously. She explored her African American and Native American heritage. Lewis’s works continue to inspire countless people to this day.