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Louis
Watercolor on Bristol board
Artist: Thomas
Blackshear II
Art director: Terrence W. McCaffrey
First day of issue: June 22, 1993
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For this first U.S. stamp to honor a professional boxer,
Thomas Blackshear painted an engaging portrait that
was later rendered into finely engraved lines. The final
stamp also included bold lettering, which evoked the
style of vintage boxing posters. |
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