[dropcap]Two[/dropcap] new stamps planned in 2019 for the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage and Music Icons series honor R&B singer Marvin Gaye and tap dancer Gregory Hines, two of the most influential performers of their generations. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]
The commemorative stamp design for Gaye, who died at age 45 in 1984, was inspired by historic photographs, the stamp pane resembling a vintage 45 rpm record sleeve. One side of the pane includes the stamps, brief text about Gaye’s legacy and the image of a sliver of a record peeking out the top of the sleeve.
Another portrait of Gaye, also inspired by historic photographs, appears on the reverse along with the Music Icons series logo.
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