1999 33c Black Heritage: Malcolm X
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US #3273
1999 Malcolm X – Black Heritage Series
- Honors civil rights leader Malcolm X
- The 22nd stamp in the Black Heritage Series
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Black Heritage
Value: 33¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: January 20, 1999
First Day City: New York, New York
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20 (Self-Adhesive)
Perforations: 11.4
Tagging: Phosphored Paper
Why the stamp was issued: [Story of why the stamp was issued. Story of why the stamp was issued. Story of why the stamp was issued. Story of why the stamp was issued.]
About the stamp design: This stamp marked the fourth in a row in the Black Heritage Series to picture a design based on a photograph taken during an interview in Cairo, Egypt, on July 14, 1964. The words “BLACK HERITAGE” and “USA 33” are at the top of the stamp with “MALCOM X” at the bottom. Beneath his more common name is “EL-HAJJ MALIK EL-SHABAZZ,” Malcolm X’s Muslim name. The lettering for the second name is quite small and difficult to see without the use of a magnifier.
Special design details: Malcom X’s Muslim name was added late in the stamp design process at the request of his family.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in New York City at the Apollo Theatre, the site of one of many civil rights events Malcolm X attended and spoke at.
About the Black Heritage Series: The Black Heritage Series began on February 1, 1978, with the issue of the 13¢ Harriet Tubman stamp (US #1744). Since then, the USPS has issued a new stamp in the series every year. A number of them have even been released in February in recognition of Black History month. As of 2023, it was the USPS’s longest-running stamp series of all time.
History the stamp represents: “You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.” The words spoken by controversial black leader Malcolm X stirred a generation of young people dissatisfied with social conditions in the United States.
Born in 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, Malcolm was the son of preacher Earl Little, a follower of Marcus Garvey. The family broke up after the suspicious death of Malcolm’s father in 1931. He dropped out of school after eighth grade and headed for a life of crime.
Malcolm was sent to jail for burglary at the age of 21. There he met Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam. Muhammad’s teachings had a strong impact on Malcolm, and he became a loyal disciple of the movement. It was during this time that he adopted “X,” symbolic of a stolen identity, as his last name.
Tensions within the Nation of Islam led Malcolm to leave the group in 1964. He traveled to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Islam’s holy city. There he learned that orthodox Muslims preach equality, which led him to abandon his belief that white people are devils. After the pilgrimage, he adopted the name El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. In 1965, while speaking at a rally in New York City, Malcolm X was killed by three men, allegedly Black Muslims.
US #3273
1999 Malcolm X – Black Heritage Series
- Honors civil rights leader Malcolm X
- The 22nd stamp in the Black Heritage Series
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Black Heritage
Value: 33¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: January 20, 1999
First Day City: New York, New York
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20 (Self-Adhesive)
Perforations: 11.4
Tagging: Phosphored Paper
Why the stamp was issued: [Story of why the stamp was issued. Story of why the stamp was issued. Story of why the stamp was issued. Story of why the stamp was issued.]
About the stamp design: This stamp marked the fourth in a row in the Black Heritage Series to picture a design based on a photograph taken during an interview in Cairo, Egypt, on July 14, 1964. The words “BLACK HERITAGE” and “USA 33” are at the top of the stamp with “MALCOM X” at the bottom. Beneath his more common name is “EL-HAJJ MALIK EL-SHABAZZ,” Malcolm X’s Muslim name. The lettering for the second name is quite small and difficult to see without the use of a magnifier.
Special design details: Malcom X’s Muslim name was added late in the stamp design process at the request of his family.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in New York City at the Apollo Theatre, the site of one of many civil rights events Malcolm X attended and spoke at.
About the Black Heritage Series: The Black Heritage Series began on February 1, 1978, with the issue of the 13¢ Harriet Tubman stamp (US #1744). Since then, the USPS has issued a new stamp in the series every year. A number of them have even been released in February in recognition of Black History month. As of 2023, it was the USPS’s longest-running stamp series of all time.
History the stamp represents: “You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.” The words spoken by controversial black leader Malcolm X stirred a generation of young people dissatisfied with social conditions in the United States.
Born in 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, Malcolm was the son of preacher Earl Little, a follower of Marcus Garvey. The family broke up after the suspicious death of Malcolm’s father in 1931. He dropped out of school after eighth grade and headed for a life of crime.
Malcolm was sent to jail for burglary at the age of 21. There he met Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam. Muhammad’s teachings had a strong impact on Malcolm, and he became a loyal disciple of the movement. It was during this time that he adopted “X,” symbolic of a stolen identity, as his last name.
Tensions within the Nation of Islam led Malcolm to leave the group in 1964. He traveled to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Islam’s holy city. There he learned that orthodox Muslims preach equality, which led him to abandon his belief that white people are devils. After the pilgrimage, he adopted the name El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. In 1965, while speaking at a rally in New York City, Malcolm X was killed by three men, allegedly Black Muslims.