Print for the USPS Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A print for the USPS Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp. The rectangular sheet has a yellow background and is covered in text in black ink that reads [HENCEFORWARD / SHALL BE / FREE / EMANCIPATION / PROCLAMATION / ABRAHAM LINCOLN / ***1863*** / FOREVER*** USA]. The yellow background has several shades of yellow and the edges of the colored field are uneven. The print is hand signed by the artist at bottom right: [Gail Anderson].

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