Bluegrass music combines elements of country music, sacred songs, string band music, the blues and traditions of Scotland and Ireland into a style that is uniquely American. The stamp art showcases a graphic design that includes four of the string instruments typically used by bluegrass bands: guitar, fiddle, five-string banjo and mandolin. Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp with original art by Heather Moulder.
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Updated May 7th:
The Scott catalogue number for this issue is 5844.
Updated April 16th:
The USPS has added a philatelic product for this issue: 484760 Matted Stamp, $9.95.
Updated February 8th:
Here are the first-day postmarks for this issue:
The Digital Color Postmark measures 2.40″ x 1.24″
The Pictorial Postmark measures 1.87″ x 1.24″





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