Reminders:

Several friends who agree that Rollin Kirby deserves a stamp have asked for mailing address (link) from my earliest Post..

Please direct post card or letter to:

Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
c/o Stamp Development
U.S. Postal Service
1735 North Lynn St., Suite 5013
Arlington, VA 22209-6432

Also: To better appreciate RK's cartoons, enlarge by clicking on the image.

The favorite weapon of the underworld (Circa 1926)

Giving the gangsters the advantage over the local police.

Chicago Holds An Election (1927)

Precautions to stop gunmen from intimidating voters required 105 automobile squads, 25 of them armed with machine guns. Kirby takes direct aim at the hoodlums who controlled the politics of Chicago.

A tribute to America's hero.

Lindy presented with key to NY city and ticker-tape parade

Kirby portrays the New York celebration of America's newest hero, upon the completion of his historic solo flight to Paris in 1927.

Kirby's Dolly Dialogues

Kirby's lighter creative side

Rollin Kirby, considered the ablest editorial cartoonist in the country wrote and illustrated a series of "Dolly Dialogues,"1926 style that amused those who remember the girls of the 90's.

Rollin Kirby is most famous for the serious nature of his artistry, but the satire on the flappers places him in an entirely new light. He also wrote 2 successful plays, 2 books and poetry.