This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Handy stamp design to honor W C Handy May 7 issue
The United Nations and Memphis plan stamps to honor W C Handy with a May 7 first day in Memphis. The Handy design, by Bernice Kochan, features his statue in Handy Park Beale and Third streets. The note details stamps, first day covers, and related UN issues plus a separate Apollo 8 stamp quotation.
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Memphis
Handy
Beale Streete
United Nations
Santiago
Chile
U.N. Economic Mission For Latin America
Latin American Institute For Economic and Social Planning
U.N
Avenida Dag Hammarskjold
Bernice Kochan
Cleveland
Memphis Sesquicentennial, Inc
Miss Kochan
Handy Park
Venow
Beale
Third Streets
Mecca
W. C. Handy
United States
Postal Administration
N.Y
Edward Archer
Atdlis
Kenneth Whram
Bureau of Engraving
Bppucu Vy Viuiscy
Acti Wy Waws
Blount
Col
William Anderson
Alabama
Blount Handy
New York
Sacramento
Calif
State Senate
Negro Music