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Vintage Black Cinema
Vivid reminders of a bygone era will be celebrated in June through Vintage Black Cinema stamps based on five vintage movie posters. Whether spotlighting the talents of entertainment icons or documenting changing social attitudes and expectations, these posters now serve a greater purpose than publicity and promotion. They are invaluable pieces of history, preserving memories of cultural phenomena that otherwise might have been forgotten. The stamp pane was designed by Carl Herrman of Carlsbad, CA.
The stamp images depict movie posters that promoted:
- The 1921 silent film The Sport of the Gods.
- The first screen appearance of Duke Ellington in the 1929 film Black and Tan.
- Princess Tam-Tam, a French film issued in 1935 that was one of four movies to star Josephine Baker. (shown above)
- 1929's Hallelujah, one of the first major-studio films to feature an all-black cast.
- The 1945 short Caldonia, which highlighted the talents of singer, saxophonist and "jump blues" bandleader Louis Jordan, and is often cited as a precursor to today’s music videos.
(Source: USPS)
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