National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Ogden Nash

The Art of the Stamp presents this historic postal stamp of James Baldwin, writer and leading figure during the civil right movement. With short biographical passage.

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1990 to commemorate the film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's famous Civil War romance, "Gone with the Wind." Includes a short write-up about the film, which explains some of the...

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1971 to commemorate poet Emily Dickinson. With a short passage on her life and contributions to American poetry.

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1974 to commemorate Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". With a short passage on the details of this eloquent folktale.

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1978 to commemorate writer Carl Sandburg, who won two Pulitzer Prizes. With a short biographical passage.

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1973 to commemorate American novelist Willa Cather. With a short passage on her works and achievements.

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1993 to commemorate Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". With a short detailed passage about the plot and themes in the novel.

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2005 to commemorate Robert Penn Warren, America's first official poet laureate. With a short biographical passage.

Contains a copy of Ogden Nash's poem "You and Me and P.B. Shelley" as well as an oral reading of the poem. Site is provided by the BBC and requires Real Player.

A captioned illustration of stamps struck in honor of Roberto Clemente recognizes the strength of his character rather than his baseball legacy alone.