US 2017 Dorothy Height 49c. Scott. 5171
Series: Black Heritage Series
Stamp details: Dorothy Height (1912-2010)
Issued date: 01-02-2017 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 49c.
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)
Emission: Commemorative
Format: PSA pane of 20
First Day City: Washington, D.C. at Howard University
Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5171
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 5776
Michel (Germany): 5357
Yvert et Tellier (France): 4978
Dimensions (height x width):
39.6mm x 24.9mm
Printer: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Microprint
Stamp Colors: Multicolored
Perforation: Die Cut 11
Gum type: Self-Adhesive
Themes: Famous People, Politician, Woman
Total print: 35,000,000 (estimate)
Note: Face value US$0.49 each stamp on day of issue.
Stamp details: Dorothy Height (1912-2010)
Issued date: 01-02-2017 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 49c.
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)
Emission: Commemorative
Format: PSA pane of 20
First Day City: Washington, D.C. at Howard University
Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5171
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 5776
Michel (Germany): 5357
Yvert et Tellier (France): 4978
Dimensions (height x width):
39.6mm x 24.9mm
Printer: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Microprint
Stamp Colors: Multicolored
Perforation: Die Cut 11
Gum type: Self-Adhesive
Themes: Famous People, Politician, Woman
Total print: 35,000,000 (estimate)
Note: Face value US$0.49 each stamp on day of issue.
Description:- Dorothy Irene Height (1912-2010) was an African American civil rights and women's rights activist. She focused on the issues of African American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. Height is credited as the first leader in the civil rights movement to recognize inequality for women and African Americans as problems that should be considered as a whole. She was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Height
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Height