Postal Service plaque awarded to Melvin Van Peebles

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A United State Postal Service Oscar Micheaux First Day of Issue plaque presented to Melvin Van Peebles. The plaque is mounted inside a black frame with a light gray mat that has three individual windows. The largest window holds a stylized rectangular stamp honoring Oscar Micheaux. He has short, black hair, his skin has a blue-ish brown color and he’s staring slightly out of frame. He’s wearing a black suit jacket, black tie, and a gray and orange patterned sweater vest over a white dress shirt. Soft grayish brown text printed above his head reads [BLACK HERITAGE]. Five soft yellow spotlights are behind him against a black background. [OSCAR MICHEAUX] is printed vertically on the proper left in soft yellow text and [USA 44] is printed horizontally on the proper left in smaller yellow text. The Micheaux portrait stamp is bordered by a white scalloped edged against a black background.

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