Keywords: Emancipation Proclamation 1963 U.S. stamp.1.jpg en The Emancipation Proclamation was commemorated with a 5-cent stamp on the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation on August 16 1963 It was the opening day of the Century of Negro Progress Exposition in Chicago Illinois This stamp was designed by Georg Olden picturing a severed link in a massive black chain against a blue background 2014-03-21 16 17 10 Arago people postage the post National Postal Museum Viewed March 21 2014 U S Postal Department PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard History of the United States Stamps of the United States 1961-1970 Emancipation Proclamation |