Politics & Postage in the Great Depression: Stamps as Propaganda
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum assistant curator of philately Daniel Piazza explains why stamps are effective propaganda in Politics & Postage in the Great Depression.
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Politics and Postage in the
Great Depression
Daniel A. PiazzaAssistant Curator of Philately
25 October 2009
Philatelist-in-Chief
Stamps as Propaganda
• Visual• Inexpensive• Widely disseminated• Can be targeted (to a point)• Reproduced in large quantities• Design, production, sale, and use
is controlled by the state• Cadre of collectors who will
propagate and amplify the message
Stamps as Propaganda
Stamps of the Great Depression
Stamps of the Great Depression
Stamps of the Great Depression
June 9, 2009 – June 6, 2010http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/DeliveringHope/
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