Postal Service plaque awarded to Melvin Van Peebles

Creative Framing, American · June 22, 2010

A United State Postal Service Oscar Micheaux First Day of Issue plaque presented to Melvin Van Peebles. The plaque is mounted inside a black frame with a light gray mat that has three individual windows. The largest window holds a stylized rectangular stamp honoring Oscar Micheaux. He has short, black hair, his skin has a blue-ish brown color and he’s staring slightly out of frame. He’s wearing a black suit jacket, black tie, and a gray and orange patterned sweater vest over a white dress shirt. Soft grayish brown text printed above his head reads [BLACK HERITAGE]. Five soft yellow spotlights are behind him against a black background. [OSCAR MICHEAUX] is printed vertically on the proper left in soft yellow text and [USA 44] is printed horizontally on the proper left in smaller yellow text. The Micheaux portrait stamp is bordered by a white scalloped edged against a black background. The date [2010] is printed small black text in the bottom left corner. Mounted at the bottom proper right is a small sheet of four identical Micheaux stamps. These stamps are smaller versions of the large central stamp. At the proper left is a small rectangular brass plate with rounded corners. There is engraved text across the center front that reads [PRESENTED TO / MELVIN VAN PEEBLES / OSCAR MICHEAUX / FIRST DAY ISSUE / UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE / NEW YORK, NY / JUNE 22, 2010. The plate is mounted on a cream-colored mat with inverse rounded corners. These are all mounted within an antique frame that have an inset concave band with vertical lines.