2024 First-Class Forever Stamp,William Lambert, Underground Railroad
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US #5842
2024 William Lambert – Underground Railroad
• Honors William Lambert and his participation in the Underground Railroad to help fugitive slaves to freedom
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 Black abolitionist and Underground Railroad member William Lambert.
About the stamp design: Pictures a sepia-toned portrait of William Lambert 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: William Lambert (1817 – April 28, 1890) was a free Black man who became a major part of the abolitionist movement in Detroit, Michigan.
Lambert was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to parents of unknown origin (at least one was free at the time of his birth). At an early age, lambert was taken in by Quaker schoolmaster Abner Hunt Francis. He gave Lambert a formal education and introduced him to the abolitionist movement. The two moved to Buffalo, New York, in the 1830s and worked for the local branch of the movement. It was around this time that Lambert began exploring the Great Lakes region, working as a cabin boy on commercial steamships.
By 1840, Lambert had permanently settled in Detroit, Michigan, and got his first steady job. He worked in a tailor shop, where he met local abolitionist George DeBaptiste. Lambert and DeBaptiste both joined the local chapter of the Underground Railroad.
Lambert helped organize many abolitionist events and formed the Colored Vigilant Committee, which advocated for equal rights for Black citizens in Michigan. Lambert is perhaps most famous for his aid of escaped slave Robert Cromwell. Cromwell’s former enslaver (John Dun) was in hot pursuit, but Lambert and his legal team were able to secure Dun’s imprisonment long enough for Cromwell to reach freedom (Canada).
US #5842
2024 William Lambert – Underground Railroad
• Honors William Lambert and his participation in the Underground Railroad to help fugitive slaves to freedom
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 Black abolitionist and Underground Railroad member William Lambert.
About the stamp design: Pictures a sepia-toned portrait of William Lambert 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: William Lambert (1817 – April 28, 1890) was a free Black man who became a major part of the abolitionist movement in Detroit, Michigan.
Lambert was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to parents of unknown origin (at least one was free at the time of his birth). At an early age, lambert was taken in by Quaker schoolmaster Abner Hunt Francis. He gave Lambert a formal education and introduced him to the abolitionist movement. The two moved to Buffalo, New York, in the 1830s and worked for the local branch of the movement. It was around this time that Lambert began exploring the Great Lakes region, working as a cabin boy on commercial steamships.
By 1840, Lambert had permanently settled in Detroit, Michigan, and got his first steady job. He worked in a tailor shop, where he met local abolitionist George DeBaptiste. Lambert and DeBaptiste both joined the local chapter of the Underground Railroad.
Lambert helped organize many abolitionist events and formed the Colored Vigilant Committee, which advocated for equal rights for Black citizens in Michigan. Lambert is perhaps most famous for his aid of escaped slave Robert Cromwell. Cromwell’s former enslaver (John Dun) was in hot pursuit, but Lambert and his legal team were able to secure Dun’s imprisonment long enough for Cromwell to reach freedom (Canada).