As a poet, novelist and playwright, Langston Hughes was a man for all seasons. Hughes' vivid portrayal of black life in America from the 1920s to the '60s will be further remembered with the issuance of a new stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.
The new 34-cent U.S. stamp is the 2002 edition of the Black Heritage series. It commemorates both the centennial of Hughes' birth and the 25th anniversary of the Black Heritage series.
The stamp features a 1946 photo of Hughes taken in New York City by his friend and renowned photographer Henri Cartier Bresson.
Hughes was born in Joplin, Mo., in 1902, and spent much of his childhood in Lawrence, Kan. He died in 1967 in the Harlem section of New York City.
The new stamp will be released Feb. 1. First-day-of-issue postmarks can be obtained by mail. Buy the new stamp at your local post office, then affix the stamp to your envelope, address the envelope and place in a larger envelope addressed to: Langston Hughes Commemorative Stamp, 421 Eighth St., Room 2029B, New York, NY 10199-9998.
All orders must be postmarked by March 4.
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