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Topic: Keith Birdsong, cachet artist (1959-2019)
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Robert Pearlman
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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. 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. |
1202 Alarm
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