2024 First-Class Forever Stamp,Lewis Hayden, Underground Railroad
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US #5840
2024 Lewis Hayden – Underground Railroad
• Honors Lewis Hayden and his escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Underground Railroad
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: March 9, 2024
First Day City: Church Creek, Maryland
Quantity Issued: 20,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Watermark: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag Applied
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate teacher, traveling speaker, and businessman Lewis Hayden who escaped slavery through the Underground Railroad.
About the stamp design: Pictures a sepia-toned portrait of Lewis Hayden along with eight lines of text which read: BLACK/WHITE; COOPERATION; TRUST/DANGER; FLIGHT/FAITH; COURAGE/RISK; DEFIANCE/HOPE; UNDERGROUND; RAILROAD/USA. Designed by Antonio Alcalá using an existing image.
Special design details: On the reverse side of the pane of 20, there is a map picturing routes taken on the Underground Railroad from the South to North. The reverse side also includes a list of people pictured on the stamps plus biographical information on them.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Church Creek, Maryland.
About the Underground Railroad set: Pictures 10 people who made their way to freedom or helped others reach freedom through the Underground Railroad. Includes: Harriet Tubman, Thomas Garrett, William Still, Harriet Jacobs, Jermain Loguen, Catherine Coffin, Lewis Hayden, Frederick Douglass, William Lambert, and Laura Haviland.
History the stamp represents: Lewis Hayden (December 2, 1811 – April 7, 1889) was born a slave in Lexington, Kentucky. When he was 14 years old, Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette tipped his hat to Hayden while visiting Kentucky. This simple act of respect was something most slaves never experienced. It had a lasting effect on Hayden.
In the 1840s, Hayden met Calvin Fairbank, a member of the Underground Railroad. Fairbank and Vermont teacher Delia Webster helped Hayden and his family escape, covering their skin in flour to help disguise their race. They made their way to Ohio first before continuing further north to Canada. Unfortunately for Fairbank and Webster, upon their return to Kentucky, they were arrested for their actions. Webster was pardoned after a few months. Fairbank was imprisoned for five years. Hayden’s old owner agreed to pardon Fairbank for a fee of $650. Hayden and 160 others pooled their money to pay the fine.
In 1845, Hayden and his family moved to Detroit, Michigan, and founded a school for Black children. Hayden later became a traveling speaker for the American Anti-Slavery Society and opened the second-largest Black-owned business in Boston. He did all this while continuing to help escaped slaves find their freedom through the Underground Railroad.
US #5840
2024 Lewis Hayden – Underground Railroad
• Honors Lewis Hayden and his escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Underground Railroad
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: March 9, 2024
First Day City: Church Creek, Maryland
Quantity Issued: 20,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Watermark: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag Applied
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate teacher, traveling speaker, and businessman Lewis Hayden who escaped slavery through the Underground Railroad.
About the stamp design: Pictures a sepia-toned portrait of Lewis Hayden along with eight lines of text which read: BLACK/WHITE; COOPERATION; TRUST/DANGER; FLIGHT/FAITH; COURAGE/RISK; DEFIANCE/HOPE; UNDERGROUND; RAILROAD/USA. Designed by Antonio Alcalá using an existing image.
Special design details: On the reverse side of the pane of 20, there is a map picturing routes taken on the Underground Railroad from the South to North. The reverse side also includes a list of people pictured on the stamps plus biographical information on them.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Church Creek, Maryland.
About the Underground Railroad set: Pictures 10 people who made their way to freedom or helped others reach freedom through the Underground Railroad. Includes: Harriet Tubman, Thomas Garrett, William Still, Harriet Jacobs, Jermain Loguen, Catherine Coffin, Lewis Hayden, Frederick Douglass, William Lambert, and Laura Haviland.
History the stamp represents: Lewis Hayden (December 2, 1811 – April 7, 1889) was born a slave in Lexington, Kentucky. When he was 14 years old, Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette tipped his hat to Hayden while visiting Kentucky. This simple act of respect was something most slaves never experienced. It had a lasting effect on Hayden.
In the 1840s, Hayden met Calvin Fairbank, a member of the Underground Railroad. Fairbank and Vermont teacher Delia Webster helped Hayden and his family escape, covering their skin in flour to help disguise their race. They made their way to Ohio first before continuing further north to Canada. Unfortunately for Fairbank and Webster, upon their return to Kentucky, they were arrested for their actions. Webster was pardoned after a few months. Fairbank was imprisoned for five years. Hayden’s old owner agreed to pardon Fairbank for a fee of $650. Hayden and 160 others pooled their money to pay the fine.
In 1845, Hayden and his family moved to Detroit, Michigan, and founded a school for Black children. Hayden later became a traveling speaker for the American Anti-Slavery Society and opened the second-largest Black-owned business in Boston. He did all this while continuing to help escaped slaves find their freedom through the Underground Railroad.