Paul Robeson

With this 27th stamp in the Black Heritage series, the U.S. Postal Service honors Paul Robeson, who achieved worldwide renown as an actor, singer, athlete, and activist. Robeson is remembered not only for his prodigious talents as a performer, but also for his tireless and uncompromising commitment to civil rights and social justice.

The stamp art is a detail of a a circa 1943 photograph of Robeson. Although the photographer is unknown, an inscription by Robeson in the lower left corner of the print used by the U.S. Postal Service suggests that Montreal-based photographers Annette and Basil Zarov made the original photograph.