Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Sarah Vaughan is being honored with a Forever stamp by the U.S. Postal Service, the Amsterdam News reports.
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The unveiling will take place March 29 in Newark, N.J.โwhere Vaughan was born.
The image on the stamp is an oil painting of Vaughan's face during a performance. It's based on a photograph taken by Hugh Bell in 1955, according to the Amsterdam News.
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