37c 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott stamp

United States Postal Service2005-08-30

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

To Form A More Perfect Union stamp issue
1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott
After Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 for refusing to let a white passenger take her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, African Americans began a prolonged boycott of the bus company.
"Walking"
Charles Alston
Reference: back of stamp

Scott Catalogue USA: 3937e

Museum ID: 2006.2002.443.5

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Title: 37c 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott stamp
Creator: United States Postal Service
Date Created: 2005-08-30
Subject Keywords: 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, stamp
Medium: paper; ink (multicolored) / lithographed

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