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Literary Arts Series Slideshow
August 31st, 2009

Track the stylistic changes in the Literary Arts series from the 1979 John Steinbeck issue through this year’s vibrant Julia de Burgos stamp.

Guiding Lights
September 2nd, 2009

The Gulf Coast Lighthouses stamps are the fifth issuance in the popular Lighthouses series, which began in 1990. The series demonstrates the creative reach of a long-term collaboration between illustrator and art director. It also reflects some of the big changes in stamp manufacturing over the past two decades. Enjoy all 25 designs in the series.

Richard Wright Stamp & Cancellation
September 16th, 2009

Richard Wright, author of Native Son and Black Boy, becomes the latest stamp in the Literary Arts series. Wright joins other luminaries such as Ernest Hemingway, Edith Wharton and Tennessee Williams.

A Conversation with Terry McCaffrey
September 18th, 2009

We spoke with Terry McCaffrey, manager of Stamp Development, about the Literary Arts series and its origin and development. Read what one of the foremost authorities on the subject has to say about these striking and popular stamps.

Defining a Legend
September 25th, 2009

Nothing about making a movie is simple, and nothing about developing a Legends of Hollywood stamp is either.

An Accidental Series
September 25th, 2009

To paraphrase Shakespeare, some stamps are born as a series, some stamps achieve series status, and some stamps have “series” thrust upon them. Enjoy the work of artist Nancy Stahl, whose animal stamps have become a series chosen by the collecting public.

2009 Black Heritage Stamp Released
October 2nd, 2009

On June 11, the U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp honoring Anna Julia Cooper, a woman born into slavery who became a scholar and activist educator.

The Critical Diacritical
October 7th, 2009

Is the ‘okina shown on the Hawai‘i stamp a mistake? Articles in the media and the blogosphere have suggested so, but you be the judge.

Every Last Detail
October 7th, 2009

Flags of Our Nation is hardly the first stamp series to honor this country’s states. But it is a ground-breaking series, using a new stamp format as well as advanced printing technology. Flags of Our Nation also represents meticulous attention to detail at every step in the process.

Abstract Expressionists: Embracing the Intuitive
March 1st, 2010

Designer Ethel Kessler relied on her instincts to create a pane of stamps that feels like a miniature gallery and features some unconventional formatting.