Pete Seeger Stamps

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Issue Date: 7/21/2022

Pete Seeger (1919–2014) appears on this new stamp in the Music Icons series. Generations of fans regard him not just as a folk singer but also as a folk hero.

The stamp art features a color-tinted black-and-white photograph taken in the early 1960s by Dan Seeger, the performer’s son.

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Pete Seeger (1919–2014) appears on this new stamp in the Music Icons series. Generations of fans regard him not just as a folk singer but also as a folk hero.

The stamp art features a color-tinted black-and-white photograph taken in the early 1960s by Dan Seeger, the performer’s son. Pete Seeger is shown in left profile, singing and playing his iconic banjo. The stamp pane is designed to resemble a vintage 45 rpm record sleeve. One side of the pane includes the 16 stamps, the image of a sliver of a record seeming to peek out the top of the sleeve, and a short verso text. On the reverse is a larger version of the stamp-art photograph, the words “Pete Seeger FOLK SINGER,” and the logo for the Music Icons series.

Born in New York to musician parents, Seeger intuitively took to any musical instrument put within his reach. Rural Southern folk music he heard during early family travels, and the five-string banjo that characterized it, would define his long career.

During the Great Depression, he roamed America seeking regional music. On his travels, he met Woody Guthrie, who became a mentor. They organized the Almanac Singers, who tunefully promoted labor unions, then patriotic songs as war loomed. After World War II, Seeger formed a quartet, the Weavers, whose first record, “Goodnight, Irene,” became the number one song of 1950.

Seeger popularized songs from Americana such as “Michael Row the Boat Ashore,” and obscure imported gems like “Wimoweh.” His own compositions, such as “If I Had a Hammer,” had folk themes and were infused with sing-along catchiness. As adapted by Seeger, “We Shall Overcome” became the civil rights movement’s anthem. Recorded by other artists, Seeger-composed hits included “Turn! Turn! Turn!” and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”

Raising his family in Beacon, New York, in a log cabin they built on a mountainside overlooking the Hudson River, Seeger became alarmed by its intensifying water pollution. To publicize the problem, he spearheaded efforts to build a tall-masted wooden boat like those of past centuries. Five decades later, the sloop Clearwater is still the working centerpiece of an effective environmental program and a model for other programs worldwide.

The stamp project was designed by art director Antonio Alcalá. Dan Seeger’s photograph was color-tinted by Kristen Monthei.

The Pete Seeger stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.

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Issue:	Pete Seeger Stamp
Item Number:	580400
Denomination &	First-Class Mail Forever
Type of Issue:
Format:	Pane of 16 (1 design)
Series:	Music Icons
Issue Date & City:	July 21, 2022, Newport, RI 02840
Art Director:	Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Designer:	Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Typographer:	Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Existing Photo:	Dan Seeger
Modeler:	Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process:	Offset, Microprint
Printer:	Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type:	Alprinta 74
Stamps per Pane:	16
Print Quantity:	22,000,000 stamps
Paper Type:	Phosphor, Block Tagged
Adhesive Type:	Pressure-sensitive
Processed at:	Banknote Corporation of America
Colors:	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation:	Square
Image Area (w x h):	1.085 x 1.085 in./27.559 x 27.559 mm
Overall Size (w x h):	1.225 x 1.225 in./31.115 x 31.115 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h):	7 x 7 in./177.8 x 177.8 mm
Press Sheets Size (w x h):	21.25 x 21.25 in./539.75 x 539.75 mm
Plate Size:	144 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers:	none
Marginal Markings:
Front:	©2022 USPS • USPS logo • Barcode (580400) in lower right corner of pane • Promotional text • Biography brief
Back:	• “Pete Seeger” • Music Icons logo

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