29c Robert Johnson stamp

United States Postal Service1994-09-17

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
Washington, DC, United States

Robert Johnson (1911-1938), born in Mississippi, represented the ultimate flowering of the Mississippi blues style. Johnson was discovered while working in juke joints. Johnson recorded just twenty-nine songs before dying at age 27.

Reference: Postal Bulletin (September 1, 1994).

Scott Catalogue USA: 2857
mint

Museum ID: 1999.2004.996

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Title: 29c Robert Johnson stamp
Creator: United States Postal Service
Date Created: 1994-09-17
Subject Keywords: Robert Johnson, stamp
Medium: paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography

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