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Harriet Powers stamps to be issued Feb. 28
February 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release:

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Harriet Powers stamps to be issued Feb. 28

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The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate quiltmaker Harriet Powers (1837-1910) with four new stamps. Powers was a formerly enslaved woman who stitched works that are celebrated as masterpieces of American folk art and storytelling.

The ceremony for the stamps is free and open to t . . .

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