- Issued by
- United States Postal Service, American, founded 1775
- Designed by
- Anderson, Gail, American, born 1962
- Subject of
- President Lincoln, Abraham, American, 1809 - 1865
- Date
- 2013
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 × 7 1/2 in. (17.8 × 19.1 cm)
- Description
- This is a United States Postal Service postage stamp sheet of Emancipation Proclamation Freedom stamps designed by Gail Anderson. There are twenty stamps on the sheet, which constitutes a book of stamps. The book has the word “FREEDOM” on the left side of the sheet. Each individual stamp is covered in text in black and red ink and reads “HENCEFORWARD/ SHALL BE/ FREE/ EMANCIPATION/ PROCLAMATION/ ABRAHAM LINCOLN/ ***1863***/ FOREVER*** USA.” The phrase “Shall be free” and the name “Abraham Lincoln” are in red, the rest of the text is in black ink. The reverse of each book has dense black text that gives historical background about the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Type
- postage stamps
- Topic
- Art
- Design
- Emancipation
- Government
- Graphic design
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gail Anderson
- Object number
- 2020.11.39
- Restrictions & Rights
- © United States Postal Service
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




