Every guitar enthusiast, and guitarists too, cannot ignore it. It is a magnificent book (Guitar: The Shape of Sound (100 Iconic Designs)) in which 100 types of guitars are described, along with the artists who use them. Famous guitars such as...
Part 10 in this series of articles begins in the year 1998 with a stamp commemorating Madam C.J. Walker (1867-1919). Madam C.J. Walker created hair-care and cosmetic products, particularly specialising in products for African-American hair. She developed a very successful...
Continuing with our series of articles regarding the U.S. Post "Black Heritage" series of stamps we have reached the year 1994 when Allison Davis (1902-1983) was featured on the 1994 Black Heritage stamp. USA 1994 Dr. William Allison Davis was...
USA 1979 Continuing with our series of articles regarding the U.S. Post "Black Heritage" series of stamps we begin with the 1979 stamp featuring Martin Luther King (born 1929 - assassinated 1968). Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Christian minister...
92 years ago, on January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King was born. He was only 39 years old. He became famous for his nonviolent resistance to racial segregation in the United States. Who doesn't know his legendary speech: “I Have...
Jack (Jackie) Roosevelt Robinson (b.1919 – d.1972) was a black American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in American Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the "baseball collar line" when he started a game at for the Brooklyn...
This is a continuation of articles featuring the U.S.A. stamp series entitled "Black Heritage". I thoroughly recommend further research of the lives of the persons featured in this series of articles. Salem Poor was born into slavery in Andover, Massachusetts...
Quite often when browsing stamps I come across items regarding certain people or subjects of which I previously had no knowledge. But that’s part of the fascination of stamp collecting as a hobby – it can be both intriguing and...
Quite often when browsing stamps I come across items regarding certain people or subjects of which I previously had no knowledge. But that's part of the fascination of stamp collecting as a hobby - it can be both intriguing and...
“Unbought and Unbossed.” That was the slogan of maverick politician Shirley Chisholm, who shattered barriers, spoke her mind, stood up for the disadvantaged, and in 1968 became the first black woman ever elected to Congress. The Shirley Chisolm Stamp is...
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