{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"54315"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection"},"labelText":{"label":"Description","value":"A sheet of four commemorative postage stamps from the Republic of Chad, dated 1968. The stamps, titled \"En Hommage A Des Apôtres de la Non-Violence, Victimes D'Attentats\" (approximate translation: In Tribute to Advocates of Non-Violence Who Were Victims of Attacks), honor the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi, President John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Dr. King and Senator Kennedy were both assassinated in 1968, the year these stamps were printed.\r\n\r\nAll text on the stamps is in French. Each stamp has \"Republique du Tchad\" printed across top, \"50F\" printed in upper right corner of color block, \"Poste Aerienne\" printed horizontally in upper left corner of color block, \"Apôtre de la Non-Violence\" beneath portrait, and \"Delrieu\" printed in far lower right corner of stamp. \r\n\r\nSheet has perforation lines die-cut into adhesive paper in center around narrow rectangular, vertically-oriented stamps. Stamps are unperforated from page.  \r\n\r\nSheet is in mint condition."},"invno":{"label":"Object number","value":"2018.014.0001"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"Small rectangular sheet of four collectible postage stamps from the Republic of Chad, dated 1968. Stamps are unperforated from page. The stamps commemorate Mahatma Gandhi, President John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Senator Robert F. Kennedy as advocates of non-violence who were assassinated.\r\n\r\nSheet has perforation lines die-cut into adhesive paper in center around narrow rectangular, vertically-oriented stamps. All text on stamps is in French, and is printed in black. \r\n\r\nEach stamp has \"Republique du Tchad\" printed across top, \"50F\" printed in upper right corner of color block, \"Poste Aerienne\" printed horizontally in upper left corner of color block, \"Apotre de la Non-Violence\" beneath portrait, and \"Delrieu\" printed in far lower right corner of stamp. \r\n\r\nThe upper left stamp has a black and white photographic portrait of Gandhi against a sea foam green background; \"Mahatma Gandhi - 1869 - 1948\" printed beneath the image block. Upper right stamp has a black and white photographic portrait of President Kennedy against a light brown background; \"President John F. Kennedy - 1917 - 1963\" printed beneath his image. The lower left stamp has a black and white photographic portrait of Dr. King. against a pink background; \"Pasteur Martin Luther King [sic] - 1929 - 1968\" printed beneath the image block. Lower right stamp has a black and white photographic portrait of Senator Kennedy against a light blue background; \"Senateur Robert F. Kennedy - 1925 - 1968\" printed below.\r\n\r\nAt bottom of sheet below unperforated stamps is the following text:\r\n\"En Hommage A\r\nDes Apotres De La Non-Violence\r\nVictimes D'Attentats\", which translates into English as 'In memory of great advocates for non-violence who were victims of assassination.'\r\n\r\nSheet is in mint condition. (JM 04/25/2018)"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paper, Adhesive"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":[{"mediaURL":"https://emuseum.jfk.org/internal/media/dispatcher/51662/full","displayOrder":"1","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"51662"}]},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Commemorative postage stamps from the Republic of Chad, 1968"},"classification":{"label":"Classifications","value":"Artifacts"},"primaryMedia":{"label":"PrimaryMedia","value":"/internal/media/dispatcher/51662/full"},"depth":{"label":"Depth","value":["0E-10"]},"thesconcepts":{"label":"Terms","value":["Stamps","Portrait","Memorials","Kennedy, John F.","Kennedy, Robert F.","King, Martin Luther, Jr.","Gandhi, Mahatma","Republic of Chad"]},"culture":{"label":"Object","value":"Stamp, Postage"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1968"},"width":{"label":"Width","value":["12.0000000000"]},"textEntriesTextentries":{"label":"Curatorial Commentary","value":["Upon the death of Robert Kennedy in June 1968, John and Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. were often grouped together in memorial tributes, frequently presented as a \"holy trinity\" of martyred American icons. This set of stamps features the rare inclusion of Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi, who was shot and killed by a Hindu nationalist in 1948. As a revered leader dedicated to nonviolent civil disobedience, his presence here is certainly appropriate.  \r\n\r\nIn welcoming Prime Minister Nehru of India to Washington, D.C., in November 1961, President Kennedy cited Gandhi alongside American figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt as leaders who \"have had their fame and their reputation spread across their national frontiers and boundaries, and their reputation and the affection in which they are held...become world-wide.\" - Stephen Fagin, Curator"]},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"66375"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"6 5/16 × 4 3/4 in. (16 × 12 cm)"},"height":{"label":"Height","value":["16.0000000000"]}}]}