First Class: America's Marvelous Midcentury Stamps

This book presents a rare, magnified look at America's best-designed stamps from the mid-20th century, featuring works by renowned artists such as Gyo Fujikawa, Georg Olden, Herbert Bayer, and Peter Max. The stamps are photographed at five, ten, and fifteen times their actual size, with accompanying information that will appeal to stamp collectors, history and nostalgia buffs, midcentury design fans, and anyone interested in magnified views of tiny images.

Format: Hardback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 08 February 2023
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd

A captivating exploration of America's most iconic postage stamps from the mid-20th century!

Every picture holds a tale, even those found on postage stamps. Presented in an astonishingly enlarged format, this book showcases a remarkable era of design: mid-20th-century America. Spanning the late 1950s to the early 1970s, these miniature masterpieces emerged as the US post office embraced vibrant colors and enlisted the finest talents of the midcentury era to create them.

Discover the captivating beauty of 144 miniature masterpieces, each a testament to the stylish era of design. The roster features renowned artists such as Japanese American children's book illustrator Gyo Fujikawa, pioneering Black graphic artist Georg Olden, Bauhaus master Herbert Bayer, and the visionary Peter Max.

Unveil the stories behind these 1960s and 1970s art pieces, including iconic works by pop artist Robert Indiana and Bauhaus master Herbert Bayer.

Author David Cobb Craig, a native of the cotton-ginning town of Oak Grove, Louisiana, and a lifelong philatelist, was captivated by postage during the 1960s and 70s when he stumbled upon pictures of upcoming stamps posted on the bulletin board at his local post office (71263).

Captured at five, ten, and even fifteen times their actual size, each stamp is presented with a delightful tidbit of information that will captivate stamp collectors, history enthusiasts, nostalgia buffs, midcentury design aficionados, and anyone who revels in magnified views of tiny images.

Dimension: 279 x 216 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780764364716