ESPER (Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections) and the American Philatelic Society will hosted a live event, on Thursday, May 21,  celebrating the USPS release of the "Voices of the Harlem Renaissance" stamps.

Speakers during the event included:
Host:

• Warachal Faison, ESPER

Speakers:

• Scott English, Executive Director, APS
• Walter Faison, Jr., ESPER
• William Gicker, Acting Director of Stamp Services, USPS
• Gary Kelley, Stamp Designer, Gary Kelley Studio

The stamps depict one of the great artistic and literary movements in American history, the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's.

This established African Americans as a vital force in literature and the arts.

The 20 stamps showcase four portraits of these literary figures:

• Alain Locke, writer, philosopher, educator, and arts advocate
• Nella Larsen, novelist
• Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, bibliophile and historian
• Anne Spencer, poet

Read about all of the 2020 New Issues 

Watch the event!