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Medium:
paper; ink(multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
September 14, 2007
Description:
On September 14, 2007, in Santa Ana, California, the Postal Service issued a 41-cent Mendez v. Westminster commemorative stamp. Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland, designed the stamp.
This issue marks the sixtieth anniversary of a groundbreaking World War II-era legal case in which a group of civic-minded Hispanic parents in California successfully sued to end segregation in their schools. According to the stamp's art director and designer, Ethel Kessler, the illustration by Rafael Lopez, a native of Mexico City who maintains his studio in San Diego, California, "masterfully integrated the look of the Mexican muralists with the idea of looking forward to the light."
Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd., printed 40 million stamps in the offset process.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (August 16, 2007).
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Topic:
Hispanic Heritage  Search this
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Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
2007.2025.1
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm861c6eb41-6def-4492-9547-3b8537b25232
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2007.2025.1