This stamp, issued on 29 January 2026, honours poet Phillis Wheatley (ca 1753–1784), the first author of African descent in the American colonies to publish a book. The stamp art features a black-and-white ink-on-paper portrait of Wheatley by Kerry James Marshall, who imagines her later in life --That choice stirred a bit of controversy.
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This postage stamp is an honoring of history. A beautiful tribute to Phillis Wheatley as the mother of African American literature
ReplyDeleteAnd most needed! At least, for me, who hadn't heard about her.
DeleteI think it's a lovely image to put on a stamp. It's sad she died so young.
ReplyDeleteIt is. She would have accomplished far more!
DeleteI rather like this interpretation. The artist had vision.
ReplyDeleteThe stamp is nice. But I think it makes more sense to use a real portrait when featuring real people.
DeleteNice to see this one with the postmark
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, it was difficult to take a proper picture. But the postmark was perfectly applied, and the envelope well protected, as usual :)
DeleteVery nice postmark!
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