pianojuggler - Posted - 11/23/2021:  08:27:46

[Not advice, but I don’t see a more appropriate place for this]



The United States Postal Service is issuing a stamp honoring Pete Seeger. It shows Pete playing banjo, clawhammer-ish (not making a rude gesture).



Very nice.



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Edited by - Bill Rogers on 11/23/2021 12:55:15

pianojuggler - Posted - 11/23/2021:  08:37:19

Here's a picture...

Pete Seeger Stamp

 

DC5 - Posted - 11/23/2021:  08:58:40

I think it's awesome that it is a Forever Stamp.

doryman - Posted - 11/23/2021:  10:06:06

If I had this stamp, I'd use it in the morning, I'd use it in the evening, to send letters all over this land.

MusicManMike - Posted - 11/23/2021:  10:19:36

Very cool!

Don Borchelt - Posted - 11/23/2021:  12:14:48

I wonder what he would have said about that.

Scott Barnbilly56 - Posted - 11/23/2021:  12:22:47

I have always bought music stamps when they had some and love it's this type of music on a stamp . We have music pic type Christmas cards of us made and diffrent ones every year . This will go perfect on those cards and hope the stamps will be out before Christmas . Here's this years .

Scott Barnbilly56 - Posted - 11/23/2021:  12:24:29

opps didn't attach pic

BeeEnvironment - Posted - 11/23/2021:  12:54:13

Nice one! After over 80 years of government suppression of Pete and his life morals and ideas.



Don't send mail often, but maybe I'll buy a few someday!



Russ A.

P.S - I Do not think Pete would have been too keen on having his photo on a stamp (or many other things), to tell the truth....

Edited by - BeeEnvironment on 11/23/2021 12:56:48

pianojuggler - Posted - 11/23/2021:  12:59:29

His son provided the picture -- he colorized a black and white photo. I think that's as close to getting Pete's nod of approval as one can get.

Pete did have his photo on many album covers.

Edited by - pianojuggler on 11/23/2021 13:00:16

Bill Rogers - Posted - 11/23/2021:  13:03:09

Coming out next year. USPS typically issues a schedule. Depending on your local PO, you may have to order it from USPS. Pete is the reason I play the banjo; I plan to buy more than a few.

BeeEnvironment - Posted - 11/23/2021:  13:04:43

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Originally posted by Bill Rogers

Coming out next year. USPS typically issues a schedule. Depending on your local PO, you may have to order it from USPS. Pete is the reason I play the banjo; I plan to buy more than a few.

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Yup, same reason for me as well! A very good man also, besides the banjo and guitar picking.

Russ

DC5 - Posted - 11/23/2021:  13:11:53

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Originally posted by BeeEnvironment

Nice one! After over 80 years of government suppression of Pete and his life morals and ideas.



Don't send mail often, but maybe I'll buy a few someday!



Russ A.

P.S - I Do not think Pete would have been too keen on having his photo on a stamp (or many other things), to tell the truth....

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If you're going to buy some and don't intend to use them, buy a full sheet.  If it every becomes a collectible a full sheet will be more valuable.  I bought 2 sheets of the Houdini stamp, one I used and the other is kept in one of my several books on Houdini.  I'll likely do the same with the Seeger stamp, though I don't have any Seeger books, and a full sheet won't fit in a CD so I'm not sure where I'll keep it. 

DC5 - Posted - 11/23/2021:  14:29:53

Also, full sheets are suitable for framing.

ceemonster - Posted - 12/06/2021:  22:51:54

Great, just great. But wish there was a stamp of the banjo head and its immortal stenciled incantation

bnlholic - Posted - 12/27/2021:  08:15:38

I started in 1971 with Pete's red cover instruction book.  I have the LP record that accompanied it.

Joel Hooks - Posted - 12/27/2021:  11:30:34

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Originally posted by ceemonster

Great, just great. But wish there was a stamp of the banjo head and its immortal stenciled incantation

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I'd reccomend this version...