The Keith Haring special postmark celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Stonewall riots infuriated Senator Jesse Helms.
In an angry speech on the Senate floor, he condemned and put a “pox” on the postal authorities responsible.
Keith Haring drawing depicted on French stamp celebrating Birth, issued January 11, 2003.
This is the third cachet/lithograph Keith Haring designed for the World Federation of United Nations.
This first day cover was issued by the United Nations, March 16, 1990. The artist died of AIDS, February 16, 1990.
Copyright Louis Paul Hennefeld 1983
