2018 Forever Stamps – Sheet 20 Scott 5337

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On October 10, 2018, in Raleigh, NC, the U.
S.
Postal Service issued the Kwanzaa 2018 stamp (Forever priced at the First-Class Mail rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps (Item 565800).
With this new stamp, the Postal Service continues its tradition of celebrating Kwanzaa.
The annual holiday, which takes place over 7 days from December 26 to January 1, brings family, community, and culture together for many African Americans.
The stamp depicts a small family adorned in a mixture of western and traditional clothing, paying tribute to the holiday’s focus on the contemporary African-American experience while also drawing on African roots.
They are gathered around a kinara (candleholder), the warm light from the seven candles illuminating their faces.
Several other important Kwanzaa symbols sit on the table.
Artist Floyd Cooper used a method he calls “oil erasure” — covering an illustrated board in oil paint and then erasing layers of paint to reveal his images — to create this design of familial love and connection.
Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp.

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