06/20/1990, USA, Nelson Mandela Visits NYC
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Limited-Edition Cover Marks First Stop on Mandela’s Freedom Tour
After spending 28 years in jail for his opposition to apartheid, Nelson Mandela was released in February 1990. That June, he embarked on a world tour and selected New York City as his first stop. He chose New York because the city’s government had vocally opposed apartheid and taken measures to cease operations with South African businesses.
Mandela arrived in New York on June 20, 1990, greeted by tens of thousands of people as he traveled from the airport to Manhattan, where he received a ticker-tape parade. New York’s mayor also presented Mandela with a key to the city, calling it “the key to freedom. It represents the power of the people of this city pushing against doors that have been slammed shut far too long now.” Mandela spent three days in New York, visiting schools, the UN, churches, and speaking before a sold-out crowd at Yankee Stadium.
You can add this important history to your collection with a limited-edition commemorative cover canceled on the date of Mandela’s arrival in New York. The cover also features the 1989 A. Philip Randolph stamp – Randolph was a respected and outspoken proponent of the rights of minority labor. Send for your cover now.
Limited-Edition Cover Marks First Stop on Mandela’s Freedom Tour
After spending 28 years in jail for his opposition to apartheid, Nelson Mandela was released in February 1990. That June, he embarked on a world tour and selected New York City as his first stop. He chose New York because the city’s government had vocally opposed apartheid and taken measures to cease operations with South African businesses.
Mandela arrived in New York on June 20, 1990, greeted by tens of thousands of people as he traveled from the airport to Manhattan, where he received a ticker-tape parade. New York’s mayor also presented Mandela with a key to the city, calling it “the key to freedom. It represents the power of the people of this city pushing against doors that have been slammed shut far too long now.” Mandela spent three days in New York, visiting schools, the UN, churches, and speaking before a sold-out crowd at Yankee Stadium.
You can add this important history to your collection with a limited-edition commemorative cover canceled on the date of Mandela’s arrival in New York. The cover also features the 1989 A. Philip Randolph stamp – Randolph was a respected and outspoken proponent of the rights of minority labor. Send for your cover now.