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Scope and Contents

First day issue of 2 (out of 4) color prints of commemorative stamps issued by the United States Postal Service on July 4, 1977, featuring craftspeople from the colonial era: the blacksmith, leatherworker, seamstress and wheelwright (the latter two are not included in the collection). Includes letters from Colonial Williamsburg president, Carlsine H. Humelsine, Fleetwood Stamp Company president, James A. Helzer, a biography of the artist, Lyle Tayson, and a small booklet about the stamp collection. The two prints ("The Blacksmith" and "The Wheelwright") are in color, with the artist's signature in pencil and a commemorative stamp with postmark: July 4, 1977.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Artisans
• Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History
• Commemorations
• Postal service--History--20th century