Linda McCartney honored with USPS stamps featuring her photographs

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In honor of pioneering photographer and animal rights activist Linda McCartney, who was a pivotal figure in the vegetarianism movement, the U.S.

The stamps were first issued at a First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

She was the first female photographer to have their work featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine with a 1968 portrait of Eric Clapton.

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In honor of pioneering photographer and animal rights activist Linda McCartney, who was a pivotal figure in the vegetarianism movement, the U.S. The stamps were first issued at a First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She was the first female photographer to have their work featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine with a 1968 portrait of Eric Clapton.

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McCartney's photographs have been shown internationally at places such as the Royal Photographic Society and the Victoria and Albert Museum in England.
This feat happened after McCartney rose to fame by capturing some of the most memorable musicians of the 1960s in photographs that felt relaxed, intimate and full of life.
USPS said her husband, musician Paul McCartney, and their children and animals were among McCartney's favorite subjects to photograph.
According to USPS, the selvage features a black-and-white self-portrait of McCartney behind her camera.
USPS said one of its art directors, Derry Noyes, designed the stamps and stamp pane.

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Postal Service has issued stamps featuring her photos. 20 stamps feature five different photographs by McCartney.

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