100 Days of COVID-19, Day 82

My Art in the Time of a Pandemic


Today's stamp is from Cuba: Issued on February 26, 1962, this offset lithograph print is part of the National Militia series.  This series of revolutionary Cuban stamps depict various backgrounds of militias - farmer, welder, and seamstress.  This is the 2 Cuban centavo stamp, featuring an armed worker and welder.  The 1 Cuban centavo stamp features an armed farmer and his tractor. The 10 Cuban centavo stamp features an armed woman and her sewing machine.


*Coronavirus Disease 2019:
Update in Maryland- 6/20/2020
63,956 confirmed cases 
3,052 deaths   4,745 recovered

Update in New York State - 6/20/2020
387,272 confirmed cases 
31,083 deaths    69,506 recovered

Total in United States: 2,254,662 confirmed cases, 119,719 deaths
Total Worldwide: 8,769,383 confirmed cases, 463,999 deaths


* All numbers are taken from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

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