The sesquicentennial of the
Emancipation Proclamation was observed by the U.S. Postal Service on January 1, 2013 with the issuance of a commemorative stamp at the National Archives. While marking a momentous event in American history, what is unusual about this stamp is that the design is based on a letterpress-printed broadside. Designer Gail Anderson and art director Antonio Alcalá collaborated on the graphic design, with printing executed with the assistance of Jim Sherraden at
Hatch Show Print. Photos of the process can be viewed at the
Felt & Wire web site. In addition, the U.S.P.S. is offering a limited edition of both
numbered and
signed and numbered prints, as well as the
stamps themselves with and without the first day of issue cancellation.
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