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Eleanor Collins Ernest J. Gaines John Lewis |
Dgn 739: Sc. 5555 August Wilson 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring the August Wilson Theatre in New York. The computer art was based on a 2007 photo of the theater. We modified the banners and marquee. Digital Color Postmark. larger illustration (new window)...$4.00 | |
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Dgn 739a: Sc. 5555 August Wilson 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring the August Wilson Theatre in New York. The computer art was based on a 2007 photo of the theater. We modified the banners and marquee. Black-and-white pictorial first-day cancel. larger illustration (new window)...$3.00 |
Dgn 739b: Sc. 5555 August Wilson 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring the August Wilson Theatre in New York. The computer art was based on a 2007 photo of the theater. We modified the banners and marquee. This card includes the new stamp plus 3 stamps representing Wilson's top plays: Sc. 1615C 8.4ยข Piano ("The Piano Lesson"), 2859 Ma Rainey ("Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"), and 4465 Negro Leagues ("Fences"). Black-and-white pictorial first-day cancel. larger illustration (new window)...$4.50 |
Dgn 739c: Sc. 5555 August Wilson 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring the August Wilson Theatre in New York. The computer art was based on a 2007 photo of the theater. We modified the banners and marquee. The stamps include the new issue plus those of other American playwrights: Sc. 1305C Eugene O'Neill, 1756 George M. Cohan, 3134 Thornton Wilder, 3002 Tennessee Williams, 3433 Edna Ferber, 3557 Langston Hughes, 3871 James Baldwin, and 3882 Moss Hart. Black-and-white pictorial first-day cancel plus small circular date stamps. larger illustration (new window)...$10.00 | |
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Dgn 739cc: Sc. 5555 August Wilson 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring the August Wilson Theatre in New York. The computer art was based on a 2007 photo of the theater. We modified the banners and marquee. The stamps include the new issue plus those of other American playwrights: Sc. 1305C Eugene O'Neill, 1756 George M. Cohan, 3134 Thornton Wilder, 3002 Tennessee Williams, 3433 Edna Ferber, 3557 Langston Hughes, 3871 James Baldwin, and 3882 Moss Hart. Black-and-white pictorial first-day cancel plus small circular date stamps. The pictorial wasn't placed properly and additional CDSs were applied. larger illustration (new window)...$9.00 | |
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Dgn 739d: Sc. 5555 August Wilson 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring the August Wilson Theatre in New York. The computer art was based on a 2007 photo of the theater. We modified the banners and marquee. Times Square NYC (theater district) red dater cancel. larger illustration (new window)...$4.50 |
Dgn 739e: Sc. 5555 August Wilson 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring the August Wilson Theatre in New York. The computer art was based on a 2007 photo of the theater. We modified the banners and marquee. Radio City NYC black dater cancel. This post office is about a block from the August Wilson Theatre. larger illustration (new window)...$4.50 |
Dgn 774: Sc. 5663 Edmonia Lewis 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring a photos of Lewis about 1870, her 1868 sculpture "Hiawatha" and 1867's "Forever Free." "Hiawatha" was inspired by Longfellow's poem "Song of Hiawatha;" both Hiawatha and Lewis were of Ojibwe descent. "Forever Free" depicts an African American couple as they first hear news of the Emancipation Proclamation. The photo is by Henry Rocher. larger illustration (new window)...$3.00 |
Dgn 773: Sc. 3316 Eleanor Collins 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a photo of her performing in the late 1940s and some of her accomplishments. Canada's first day of issue postmark. larger illustration (new window)...$3.50 |
CollinsOFDC: Sc. 3316 Eleanor Collins Canada Post's Official First Day Cover (OFDC) with a photo of her singing on the front and another later photo on the back, along with biographical text in English and French. Canada's first day of issue postmark. larger illustration (new window)...$3.50 |
Dgn 803: Sc. 5753 Ernest J. Gaines 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring covers for three of his books: "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," A Gathering of Old Men," and "A Lesson Before Dying." At the top of the card is what Gaines said about his profession: "I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to say something about home." Digital Color Postmark. larger illustration (new window)...$4.00 |
Dgn 803a: Sc. 5753 Ernest J. Gaines 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring covers for three of his books: "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," A Gathering of Old Men," and "A Lesson Before Dying." At the top of the card is what Gaines said about his profession: "I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to say something about home." Pictorial Postmark. larger illustration (new window)...$3.00 |
Dgn 811: Sc. 5801 John Lewis 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring a photo of Lewis speaking at the March On Washington in 1963. Digital Color Postmark. larger illustration (new window)...$4.00 |
Dgn 811a: Sc. 5801 John Lewis 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring a photo of Lewis speaking at the March On Washington in 1963. Pictorial Postmark. larger illustration (new window)...$3.00 |
Dgn 811b: Sc. 5801 John Lewis 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring a photo of Lewis speaking at the March On Washington in 1963. The first-day pictorial postmark ties the Lewis stamp and five previous stamps honoring civil rights leaders: Sc. 5171 Dorothy Height; Sc. 1771 Martin Luther King, Jr.; Sc. 3501 Roy Wilkins, Sc. 1875 Whitney Young; and Sc. 2401 A. Philip Randolph. All but Height spoke at the March. larger illustration (new window)...$6.00 |
Dgn 811c: Sc. 5801 John Lewis 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring a photo of Lewis speaking at the March On Washington in 1963. This combo representatives the two highlights of his career: Civil rights and serving in Congress. The first-day pictorial postmark ties Sc. 2425 House of Representatives and Sc. 4804 March on Washington. larger illustration (new window)...$5.00 |
Dgn 812: Sc. 5801 John Lewis 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring a photo of Lewis speaking at the March On Washington in 1963. The pictorial postmark ties the Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy stamps. Lewis was at the victory party awaiting RFK's return from his victory speech. He says he was absolutely devastated by the murders of these two leaders so close together. larger illustration (new window)... Back in stock! $4.00 |