| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | January 31, 2014 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Quantity | 33,500,000 |
| Denomination |
First-Class Mail Forever Commemorative
|
| Denomination Value | $0.49 | Color | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black |
| Perforation or Dimension | 0.98 x 1.56 in./24.89 x 39.62 mm |
| Series | Black Heritage |
| Series Time Span | 1997 - 2018 |
| Issue Location | Brooklyn, NY 11201 |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|
Preserve the legacy of a political pioneer with this 11.7 x 36.25-inch Shirley Chisholm Press Sheet (with die-cuts), containing ten sheets of Shirley Chisholm Forever® stamps positioned two across by five down.
The stamp design depicts artist Robert Shetterly's color portrait of Chisholm, the outspoken politician who shattered barriers of race and gender in the 1960s and 1970s.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 471606
Preserve the legacy of a political pioneer with this 11.7 x 36.25-inch Shirley Chisholm Press Sheet (without die-cuts), containing ten sheets of Shirley Chisholm Forever® stamps positioned two across by five down.
The stamp design depicts artist Robert Shetterly's color portrait of Chisholm, the outspoken politician who shattered barriers of race and gender in the 1960s and 1970s.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 471608
Expand your Black Heritage series collection and celebrate the First Day of Issue of the Shirley Chisholm Forever® stamp with an official Shirley Chisholm Ceremony Program and cover.
The full-color program features the First Day Ceremony agenda and participants on one side, with a narrative about Chisholm and the stamp design on the reverse.
The program is tucked inside a 9 x 6-inch envelope that bears an affixed Shirley Chisholm Forever® stamp and the official First Day of Issue cancellation, along with the U.S. Postal Service logo and the words “First Day of Issue Ceremony.”
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 471630
Featuring a 2014 addition to the Black Heritage series, this Shirley Chisholm DCP Keepsake collectible set includes a sheet of 20 Shirley Chisholm Forever® stamps and a #6 3/4 envelope with an affixed Shirley Chisholm Forever® stamp and First Day of Issue color postmark.
Painted by Robert Shetterly, the stamp art depicts a color portrait of Chisholm, the first black woman ever elected to Congress.
The color postmark design resembles a political campaign pin, pairing an American flag motif with Chisholm's name and the Black Heritage series title. Also included are the official date and location of stamp issuance.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 471610
Expand your Black Heritage series collection with this 12 x 15-inch Shirley Chisholm Framed Art stamp sheet. A mounted sheet of 20 Shirley Chisholm Forever® stamps is showcased in a triple mat in colors that accent the stamp artwork. Beneath the stamps, a brass plate is inscribed with the First Day of Issue details.
Presented in a handsome golden-brown frame, the piece also includes a dust cover and sawtooth hanger on the back for easy display.
SKUs featured on this page: 471624
On January 31, 2014, in Brooklyn, New York, at the Brooklyn Burrough Hall, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Shirley Chisholm commemorative First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 49 cents) in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps. The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 31, 2014.
“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 37th stamp in the Black Heritage series features a painting of Chisholm by artist Robert Shetterly. The compelling portrait is taken from a series of paintings titled “Americans Who Tell the Truth.” Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp.
After her election to Congress, Chisholm scored another historic first in 1972 when she declared her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President. She later wrote of her unsuccessful bid, “The next time a woman runs, or a black, or a Jew or anyone from a group that the country is ‘not ready’ to elect to its highest office, I believe that he or she will be taken seriously from the start… I ran because somebody had to do it first.”
The Shirley Chisholm stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps in self-adhesive sheets of 20. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.