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Topic: Keith Birdsong, cachet artist (1959-2019)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42985 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-18-2019 12:38 AM
Oklahoma artist Keith Birdsong, who designed the cachet that accompanied a 1994 U.S. Postal Service space-flown stamp portfolio, died on June 4, 2019 from injuries sustained in an earlier automobile accident. He was 59. The USPS flew 500,000 commemorative stamps on space shuttle Endeavour's STS=68 mission in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The $9.95 Express Mail stamps were designed by the father and son team of Paul and Chris Calle.![](http://www.collectspace.com/review/usps_sts68_flown_stamp_porfolio01.jpg) Upon the stamps' return to Earth, they were affixed to individually numbered insert cards and then placed into envelopes featuring Birdsong's artwork. Each cover was canceled with a 29-cent stamp also designed by the Calles. A limited edition of 10,000 envelopes were signed by Birdsong and numbered separately. |
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