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 an orange background and is covered in text in black ink that reads [HENCEFORWARD / SHALL BE / FREE / EMANCIPATION / PROCLAMATION / ABRAHAM LINCOLN / ***1863*** / FOREVER*** USA]. Under the text is a large round red circle in the upper half of the poster. Narrow red rays radiate from the circle. The lower half of the poster has square and rectangular stencils with star cut-outs. The print is hand signed by the artist at bottom right: [Gail Anderson].

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