Maya Angelou 2015 mint plate block of 4 stamps

Scott #4979 - plate block of 4 mint condition 2015 first class postage stamps of Maya Angelou.
U.S. # 4979
2015 49¢ Maya Angelou

First-Class Mail



Maya Angelou (1928-2014) once said “my mission in life is not to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” And she did.



By her mid-twenties, Angelou was performing in touring musicals and plays and had released her first music album, Miss Calypso. She spent much of her 30s abroad, learning the languages of the countries she visited, teaching, and writing.



In 1969, Angelou made literary history. The initial installment of her memoirs, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, became the first best-selling nonfiction work by an African-American woman. From there, Angelou went on to author numerous inspirational books, poems, and essays. She never attended college but was awarded more than 50 honorary doctoral degrees and taught as a professor at Wake Forest University.