2006 American Treasures Series Quilts of Gee's Bend, Alabama 39 Cent US Postage Stamp Unused Booklet of 20 Scott #4089B-#4098B

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We are pleased to offer for sale this 2006 American Treasures Series Quilts of Gee's Bend, Alabama 39 Cent US Postage Stamp Unused Booklet of 20 Scott #4089B - #4098B.

• Country: United States
• Stamp Name: American Treasures Series Quilts of Gee's Bend, Alabama
  
• First Day Cover Issue Date: August 24th, 2006
• Denomination: 39 cents
• + Scott Numbers... - Scott Numbers
  • 4089 Housetop Variation, by Mary Lee Bendolph
    
  • 4090 Pig in a Pen Medallion, by Minnie Sue Coleman
    
  • 4091 Nine Patch, Ruth P. Mosely
    
  • 4092 Housetop Four Block Half Log Cabin Variation, by Lottie Mooney
    
  • 4093 Roman Stripes Variation, by Loretta Pettway
    
  • 4094 Chinese Coins Variation, by Arionzia Pettway
    
  • 4095 Blocks and Stripes, by Annie Mass Young
    
  • 4096 Medallion, by Loretta Pettway
    
  • 4097 Bars and String-Pieced Columns, Jessie T. Pettway
    
  • 4098 Medallion with Checkerboard Center, by Patty Ann Williams
    
• + Illustrations... - Illustrations
  • A3127 Housetop Variation, by Mary Lee Bendolph
    
  • A3128Pig in a Pen Medallion, by Minnie Sue Coleman
    
  • A3129 Nine Patch, by Ruth P. Mosely
    
  • A3130 Housetop Four Block Half Log Cabin Variation, by Lottie Mooney
    
  • A3131 Roman Stripes Variation, by Loretta Pettway
    
  • A3132 Chinese Coins Variation, by Arionzia Pettway
    
  • A3133 Blocks and Stripes, by Annie Mass Young
    
  • A3134 Medallion, by Loretta Pettway
    
  • A3135 Bars and String-Pieced Columns, Jessie T. Pettway
    
  • A3136 Medallion with Checkerboard Center, by Patty Ann Williams
    
• Color: Multicolor
• Condition: Unused. Stamp booklet is a stock photo.
• Sheet Size: 20 stamps, 8 on front, 12 on back
• History: The Quilts of Gee's Bend were created by a group of women who live in the isolated African-American settlement of Gee's Bend, Alabama.  The quilting tradition in Gee's Bend dates back to the 19th century when the community was a cotton plantation owned by Joseph Gee.  The women of Gee's Bend would make quilts to keep themselves and their children warm in their unheated shacks.  The style is distinctive because of its lively improvisations and simplicity.  These quilts have been displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art,  the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others.  Micheal Kimmelman's review in The New York Times called the quilts "some of the most miraculous works of modern art Americans have produced."  More than 50 quilt makers currently make up the Gee's Bend Collective, and every quilt sold is unique and individually produced.
  

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