2010.54.1006
(Louisa May Alcott postage stamp)
1975
26 in HIGH x 20 in WIDE
(66.04 cm HIGH x 50.80 cm WIDE)
(66.04 cm HIGH x 50.80 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.1006
Bottom edge has "(c) 1975 Feminist Graphics Creative Women's Collective 236 W 27th St. NYC 10001 212-924-0665 Consulting Philatelist Suzanne Haney."
Poster has a blue background with a white stamp image in the center. The stamp has Louis May Alcott's image in the center with "United States Postage 5 cents" printed in the border. Below the stamp is, "American Author, 1832-1888. Best Knows for her autobiographical children's books. An ardent abolitionist. She volunteered as a nurse during the civil war. Losing her own health, she never fully recovered."
This is one of a series of posters made celebrating international postage stamps featuring women. [LMC]
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