"Legendary Folk Musicians" US postage stamps were issued June 26, 1998 at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall.

"The Folk Musicians stamps will be dedicated at a 7 p.m. (ET) ceremony kicking off the Folkways Founders/U.S. Postal Service Folk Musicians Stamps Concert. This year's [ie, 1998] Folklife Festival marks the 50th anniversary of the historic Folkways record label."

Portrayed on the 32-cent Folk Musicians stamps are: Woody Guthrie, Sonny Terry, Huddie "Lead-belly" Ledbetter, and Josh White. Stamps were designed by Howard Paine and illustrated by Bernie Fuchs.

[thanx Ada Prill, Steve Suffet]

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