1977 Sound Recording Stamp Overview
- Issued: March 23, 1977, in Washington, D.C.
- Denomination: 13 cents
- Designer: Walter and Naiad Einsel
- Subject: Thomas Alva Edison’s original 1877 tin-foil phonograph—the first device to successfully record and playback human sound.
- Design Details: A stylized color illustration of the historic machine that captured Edison’s first spoken playback (“Mary had a little lamb”), marking a century of audio progress from mechanical grooves to modern fidelity.



