US 2017 Dorothy Height 49c. Scott. 5171


US 2017 Dorothy Height 49c. Scott. 5171


Series: Black Heritage Series

Stamp details: Dorothy Height (1912-2010)

Issued date: 01-02-2017 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 49c.
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)

Emission: Commemorative

Format: PSA pane of 20

First Day City: Washington, D.C. at Howard University

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5171
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 5776
Michel (Germany): 5357
Yvert et Tellier (France): 4978

Dimensions (height x width):
39.6mm x 24.9mm

Printer: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd.

Printing Method: Offset, Microprint

Printer: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd.

Printing Method: Offset, Microprint

Stamp Colors: Multicolored

Perforation: Die Cut 11

Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Famous People, Politician, Woman

Total print: 35,000,000 (estimate)

Note: Face value US$0.49 each stamp on day of issue.

Description:- Dorothy Irene Height (1912-2010) was an African American civil rights and women's rights activist. She focused on the issues of African American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. Height is credited as the first leader in the civil rights movement to recognize inequality for women and African Americans as problems that should be considered as a whole. She was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Height