Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Rockwell left high school to attend classes at the National Academy of Design and later studied under Thomas Fogarty and George Bridgman at the Art Students League in New York. His early illustrations were done for St. Nicholas magazine and other juvenile publications. He sold his first cover painting to the Post in 1916 and ended up doing over 300 more. Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson sat for him for portraits, and he painted other world figures, including Nassar of Egypt and Nehru of India.
The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts has established a large collection of his paintings, and has preserved Rockwell's last studio as well.
http://www.normanrockwellvt.com/
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Date of issue: 27 April 1981
Expiration date:
Design:
Printing:
Perforation:
Size: 33 x 39.3 mm
Sheet: 20 (4 x 5)
Marginal inscriptions: on top and bottom repeatedly “Coup de Foudre”, and on right side “Saterday Evening Post 1924 (It is possible that this is only for no 1089)
Circulation: 265,000
No 1086. 10k. Grandpa’s Ballerina
No 1087. 20k
No 1088. 50k. The Postal Worker
No 1089. 80k
No 1090. 100k
No 1091. 125k. Ships Ahoy
No 1092. 175k. The Trumpeter/Practice
No 1093. 200k
The series:
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The imperforated series is in size and coloring exact the same as above:
Remark: the white border around these stamps is much larger when cut from a side, top, bottom or corner of a sheet.
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There are no variations or curiosities known for any of the above shown material.