US 2022 Katharine Meyer Graham 78c. Scott. 5699


US 2022 Katharine Meyer Graham 78c. Scott. 5699


Series: Distinguished Americans

Stamp details: Katharine Meyer Graham (1917-2001), Publisher

Issued date: 14-06-2022 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 78c.
(Two Ounce º - No Face Value)

Format: Pane of 20

Emission: Definitive
First Day City: Washington, DC

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5699

Designers: Derry Noyes (designer) ; Lynn Staley (artist)

Dimensions (height x width):
30.25mm x 23.25mm

Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Print Method: Offset, Microprint

Designers: Lynn Staley

Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut

Stamp Colors: Multicolored
Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Famous People, Publisher, Woman

Total print: 10,000,000 (estimate)

Note: Face value US$0.78 on day of issue.

Description:- Katharine Meyer Graham (1917-2001) was an American newspaper publisher. She led her family's newspaper, The Washington Post, from 1963 to 1991. Graham presided over the paper as it reported on the Watergate scandal, which eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. She was the first 20th century female publisher of a major American newspaper. Graham's memoir, Personal History, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Graham