SCOTT #4804 EQUALITY 1963 MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOREVER STAMP

     Early in the morning of August 28, 1963, hours before the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was ro begin, Courtland Cox, a top official from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, walked to the still-deserted National Mall with the chief organizer of the march, Bayard Rustin. In the quiet. as mist rose from the reflectin pool, Cox turned to Rustin, and said "Do you think anybody's coming".
     They came. They arrived by bus, train, and car. That day some 250,000 people joined one another in the hope and belief that change was possible.
    Dr. Martin Luther King made his famous speech. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal".




                

SCOTT #4742 COURAGE ROSA PARKS FOREVER STAMP

   Rosa Parks (1913-2005) became an inspiring, iconic figure of the civil rights movement with one quiet act of courage. On the evening of Thursday, December 1, 1955, after working all day, she was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat on a municipal bus to a white man. Discriminatory laws in effect at that time required black passengers to sit in the rear section of the bus and to surrender their seats to white passengers on demand.





                     

SCOTT #3082 JAMES DEAN 32 CENT

     In a brief but brilliant career, the actor James Dean (1932-1955) spoke for millions of American teenagers as the misunderstood youth in East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause. His statue grew mythic after he died in a car crash, shortly before his final film, Giant, was competed.





                         

SCOTT #2967 MARILYN MONROE 32 CENT

     Few other actresses personified the phrase "Hollywood movie star" as did Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962). Classically beautiful, Marilyn set the motion picture standard for glamour and sensuality in film favorites such as Some Like It Hot, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Bus Stop, and The Seven Year Itch.






                     

SCOTT #3870 R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER 37 CENT

     Renowned as the mind behind the geodesic dome, R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1963) was an inventor, architect, engineer, designer, and philosopher. His pioneering solutions to the world's problems reflected his commitment to using innovative design to improve human lives.





                         

SCOTT #4979 MAYA ANGELOU FOREVER STAMP

     Author, poet, actress, and champion of civil rights Dr. Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was one of the most dynamic voices in all of the 20th-century American literature. The book "I know why the Caged Bird Sings", an autobiographical account of her childhood, gained wide acclaim for its vivid depiction of African-American life in the South.





                         

SCOTT #4805 BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE FOREVER STAMP

     The Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813 produced an American naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry, and helped the United States take back territory lost to the British forces in the opening months of the war.





                        

SCOTT #4789 JOHNNY CASH FOREVER STAMP

     Johnny Cash (1932-2003) known to many as the Man in Black--sang of love, loss, hardship, and faith, telling the story of the nation one person at a time. Best remembered internationally as a country music artist with an unmistakable bass-baritone voice, Cash also influenced folk, gospel, rock, and other genres.
     His many hits include "I Walk The Line" and " Folsom Prison Blues".





                     

                      

SCOTT #4807 RAY CHARLES FOREVER STAMP

     Ray Charles (1930-2004) was a musician beyond category. This extraordinary singer-pianist, blind since childhood, blended blues, gospel,country, jazz and soul music in a unique pop music style. Some of his top hits are, "I've Got a Woman", Georgia On My Mind" and "I Can't Stop Loving You".





                       

SCOTT #4880 JIMI HENDRIX FOREVER STAMPS

     Considered to be the greatest rock guitarist of all time, Jimi Hendrix was one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. Combing influences from rock, jazz. soul, and the blues with his own innovations.




                     

SCOTT #909-21 OVERRUN COUNTRIES 5 CENT 1943-44

     During World War ll the Axis Powers, headed by Germany, Italy and Japan, overran many of the allied countries and others friendly to the Allied cause. In order to publicize our sympathy for these nations, and our desire to liberate their people, the U.S. Post Office Dept. awarded the contract for multi-color printings of these 13 stamps to the American Bank Note Co.--the first time a private firm had printed U.S. stamps since 1894.




                         

SCOTT #4341 TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME 42 CENT

    It's been a hundred years since Jack Norworth first wrote "take me out to the ball game", and it's still growing in popularity. Sung by fans in homes and stadiums across the country, it has become an iconic song, synonymous with America's pastime.





                                    

SCOTT #1529 SKYLAB 10 CENT

     Skylab 1, the first orbiting experimental space laboratory, was launched unmanned on May 14, 1973. Skylab 11, the first manned  mission, was launched on May 25,1973. Its crew demonstrated its versatility by assuming the role of extra-vehicular space mechanics.The duration of this mission was 28 days, 50 minutes.



                        

SCOTT #4466 NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL 44 CENT

       In the early 1900's a league was formed for Negros only because of the color line in baseball. Some of the greatest players of all time played in this league without the chance of playing in the Major Leagues. When the color line was finally broken, Jackie Robinson broke into the National League and Larry Doby broke the color line in the American League, both came from the Negro League.