Ralph Ellison Literary Arts Sheet of 20 Forever Postage Stamps Scott 4866 By USPS

On February 18, 2014, in Kansas City, Missouri, the U.S. Postal Service issued the Ralph Ellison 91-cent definitive stamp, in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 116500). The 29th stamp in the Literary Arts series honors author Ralph Ellison (1913-1994). With his 1952 novel, Invisible Man, a masterpiece of 20th-century fiction, Ellison drew on a wide range of narrative and cultural traditions, shedding vivid light on the African-American experience. The stamp art, an oil-on-wood painting by Kadir Nelson, shows Ellison circa 1950; the background shows Harlem at twilight. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp. Photo of Ralph Ellison courtesy of the Gordon Parks Foundation. This listing is for one sheet of 20 stamps. As of January 2019 this 91 cent stamp is valid for mailing three-ounce first class letters

• Brand new single-sided sheet of 20 self-stick 91 cent stamps (valid for three ounce letters as of January 2019)
• Issued in 2014 but valid forever for one-ounce postage