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Black History (Page 2)
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Roberto Clemente (previous page)
Duke Ellington (previous page)
Joe Louis (previous page)
Count Basie (previous page)
George Washington Carver (previous page)
Jackie Robinson (this page)
School Desegregation (previous page)
Martin Luther King (previous page)
Thurgood Marshall (this page)
Paul Robeson (this page)
Alvin Ailey (this page)
Marian Anderson (this page)
Arthur Ashe (this page)
Civil Rights (this page)
Hattie McDaniel (this page)
Sugar Ray Robinson (this page)
Ella Fitzgerald (this page)

Thurgood Marshall

Dgn 145

Dgn 145a

Dgn 145b

Dgn 145: Sc. 3746 Thurgood Marshall — 5"x7" Dragon Card, with photos of Lyndon Johnson announcing Marshall's nomination to the Supreme Court and George E.C. Hayes, Marshall, and James M. Nabrit on the steps of the Court after their 1954 victory. First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

Dgn 145a: Sc. 3746 Thurgood Marshall — 5"x7" Dragon Card, with photos of Lyndon Johnson announcing Marshall's nomination to the Supreme Court and George E.C. Hayes, Marshall, and James M. Nabrit on the steps of the Court after their 1954 victory. First Day of Issue hand cancel, with 1950 and 1981 Supreme Court, Judicial Branch, School Desegregation stamps — larger illustration (new window)...$5.00

Dgn 145b: Sc. 3746 Thurgood Marshall — 5"x7" Dragon Card, with photos of Lyndon Johnson announcing Marshall's nomination to the Supreme Court and George E.C. Hayes, Marshall, and James M. Nabrit on the steps of the Court after their 1954 victory. First Day of Issue hand cancel, with 1950 and 1981 Supreme Court, and Judicial Branch stamps — larger illustration (new window)...$4.25

Paul Robeson

Dgn 165

Dgn 165a

Dgn 165b

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Dgn 165: Sc. 3834 Paul Robeson — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a serious portrait of Robeson, First Day of Issue hand cancel of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...

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Dgn 165a: Sc. 3834 Paul Robeson — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a serious portrait of Robeson, First Day of Issue hand cancel, with W.E.B. DuBois stamp from Celebrate The Century: Both ran afoul of the anti-communist fervor of the 1950s — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

Dgn 165b: Sc. 3834 Paul Robeson — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a serious portrait of Robeson, First Day of Issue hand cancel, with "Showboat" and "Porgy & Bess" stamps: He starred in both, and "Old Man River" was written for him, although he was not able to play the part until the London production — larger illustration (new window)...$6.00

Alvin Ailey

Dgn 172

Dgn 174

Dgn 172: Sc. 3840-3 Choreographers — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing 3 types of dancers in color. Horizontal strip of 4 stamps (including the Ailey stamp) is tied by the First Day of Issue hand cancel and small circular date stamp — larger illustration (new window)...$4.25

Dgn 174: Sc. 3841 Choreographers/Ailey — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing 3 types of dancers in color, plus photo of Ailey. Ailey single and Sc. 1752 Modern Dance are tied by the First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

Marian Anderson

Dgn 192

Dgn 193

Dgn 194

Dgn 195

Dgn 192: Sc. 3896 Marian Anderson — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a portrait photo, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

Dgn 193: Sc. 3896 Marian Anderson — 5"x7" Dragon Card with pictures of Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial and at the Metropolitan Opera. Sc. 1116 Lincoln Memorial and Sc. 2054 Met Opera stamps, all tied by First Day of Issue pictorial cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

Dgn 194: Sc. 3896 Marian Anderson — UX151 Constitution Hall postal card with Sc. 1116 Lincoln Memorial, Dragon Cards label cachet showing Anderson singing at the Memorial, First Day of Issue pictorial hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

Dgn 195: Sc. 3896 Marian Anderson — 5"x7" Metropolitan Opera Dragon Card, #1 from 1983. The 2005 Anderson stamp is tied by a small circular date stamp hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.50

Arthur Ashe

Dgn 207

Dgn 208

Dgn 207: Sc. 3936 Arthur Ashe - statue — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a color photo of the Arthur Ashe statue in Richmond. First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

Dgn 208: Sc. 3936 Arthur Ashe - Wimbledon — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a color photo of Ashe holding the 1975 Wimbledon trophy. First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

Civil Rights ("To Form A More Perfect Union")

Dgn 209
Dgn 209 example

The complete set is no longer available. We have one each of the following cities for sale:

Dgn 209b: Sc. 3937 Civil Rights — Entire intact sheet on an 8½"x11" Dragon Card with a photo of a civil rights march, flames, and a U.S. map outline. Jackson, Miss., First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$10.00

Dgn 209c: Sc. 3937 Civil Rights — Entire intact sheet on an 8½"x11" Dragon Card with a photo of a civil rights march, flames, and a U.S. map outline. Memphis First Day of Issue hand cancels — larger illustration (new window)...$10.00

Dgn 209d: Sc. 3937 Civil Rights — Entire intact sheet on an 8½"x11" Dragon Card with a photo of a civil rights march, flames, and a U.S. map outline. Topeka, Kansas, First Day of Issue hand cancels — larger illustration (new window)...$10.00

Dgn 209e: Sc. 3937 Civil Rights — Entire intact sheet on an 8½"x11" Dragon Card with a photo of a civil rights march, flames, and a U.S. map outline. Little Rock First Day of Issue hand cancels — larger illustration (new window)...$10.00

Dgn 209f: Sc. 3937 Civil Rights — Entire intact sheet on an 8½"x11" Dragon Card with a photo of a civil rights march, flames, and a U.S. map outline. Selma, Alabama, First Day of Issue hand cancels — larger illustration (new window)...$10.00

Dgn 209g: Sc. 3937 Civil Rights — Entire intact sheet on an 8½"x11" Dragon Card with a photo of a civil rights march, flames, and a U.S. map outline. Greensboro, NC, First Day of Issue hand cancels — larger illustration (new window)...$10.00

Dgn 209h: Sc. 3937 Civil Rights — Entire intact sheet on an 8½"x11" Dragon Card with a photo of a civil rights march, flames, and a U.S. map outline. Montgomery, Alabama, First Day of Issue hand cancels — larger illustration (new window)...$10.00

Hattie McDaniel

Dgn 225

Dgn 225a

Dgn 225b

Dgn 225c

Dgn 225d

Dgn 225: Sc. 3996 Hattie McDaniel — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a B&W photo, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

Dgn 225a: Sc. 3996 Hattie McDaniel — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a B&W photo, First Day of Issue hand cancel, combo with Will Rogers (they sang together in "Judas Priest"), Bing Crosby (recommended her for "Gone With The Wind"), Paul Dunbar (favorite poet), Ethel Waters (friend and frequent rival), Count Basie and Duke Ellington (frequent guests at her parties), and M.L. King, who as a boy sang in the choir at the GWTW premiere which she declined to attend to help producer David O. Selznick out of a tough spot. — larger illustration (new window)...$7.00

Dgn 225b: Sc. 3996 Hattie McDaniel — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a B&W photo, and Sc. 2168 Margaret Mitchell and Sc. 2446 Gone With The Wind stamps, First Day of Issue hand cancel. She won an Academy Award for her role in the film, and to help win the role, she read the book before auditioning. — larger illustration (new window)...$5.00

Dgn 225c: Sc. 3996 Hattie McDaniel — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a B&W photo, text about "Show Boat," and Sc. 2767 Show Boat, Sc. 3854 Paul Robeson, Sc. 3433 Ferber, and Sc. 2115 Jerome Kern stamps. She and Robeson were featured in the 1936 film and, separately, in touring companies of the stage show, which was based on a book by Ferber, with music by Kern. First Day of Issue hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$6.00

Dgn 225d: Sc. 3996 Hattie McDaniel — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a B&W photo, text about how she was honored at the NY World's Fair in 1940 (Sc. 853), by Eleanor Roosevelt (2105) and presented with then-new Emancipation Proclamation stamps (902). First Day of Issue hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

Sugar Ray Robinson

Dgn 229

Dgn 229a

Dgn 229b

Dgn 229: Sc. 4020 Sugar Ray Robinson — 5"x7" Dragon Card with picture of the boxer in a fighting pose, art of a boxing ring and gloves First Day of Issue pictorial hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

Dgn 229a: Sc. 4020 Sugar Ray Robinson — 5"x7" Dragon Card with picture of the boxer in a fighting pose, art of a boxing ring and gloves First Day of Issue pictorial hand cancel ties U.S. Joe Louis stamp (Sc.2766, 1993) and Austria's 2006 Mohammad Ali stamps. Sugar as a boy in Detroit would carry Louis' gym bag, later toured with him in the Army during WWII. Sugar also mentored the young "Cassius Clay" — he refused to call him "Mohammad Ali" — larger illustration (new window)...$5.00

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Dgn 229b: Sc. 4020 Sugar Ray Robinson — 5"x7" Dragon Card with picture of the boxer in a fighting pose, art of a boxing ring and gloves First Day of Issue pictorial hand cancel ties earlier US stamps featuring boxers: Joe Louis (2766), Jack Dempsey (3183m) and Rocky Marciano (3187k) — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

Ella Fitzgerald

Dgn 249

Dgn 249d

Dgn 250

Dgn 249: Sc. 4120 Ella Fitzgerald — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a photo of Fitzgerald and art of a microphone. First Day of Issue pictorial hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

Dgn 249d: Sc. 4120 Ella Fitzgerald — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a photo of Fitzgerald and art of a microphone. Her first recording was titled "Love and Kisses," the name of a stamp that came out a few days after this one. Each is tied by its First Day cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

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Dgn 249f: Sc. 4120 Ella Fitzgerald — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a photo of Fitzgerald and art of a microphone. Her first recording was titled "Love and Kisses," the name of a stamp that came out a few days after this one. Each is tied by its First Day cancel (FDOI for L&K) — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

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Dgn 250: Sc. 4120 Ella Fitzgerald — 8½"x11 Dragon Card showing photo of Fitzgerald and art of a microphone. Text explains her "Songbook Cycle of 1956-64, and 9 composer stamps represent the 8 songbooks. Her stamp is tied by the First Day of Issue hand cancel, the others by circular date stamps. Only 10 produced — larger illustration (new window)...$12.50

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