US 2017 Dorothy Height ; Full Sheet 49c.x20 Scott. 5171MS


US 2017 Dorothy Height ; Full Sheet 49c.x20 Scott. 5171MS


Series: Black Heritage Series

Stamp details: Dorothy Height (1912-2010)

Issued date: 01-02-2017 (dd/mm/yyyy)

Face value: 49c.x20
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)

Emission: Commemorative

Format: Full Pane

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

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5171MS ?

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

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