To my knowledge this is the only postal product produced by the USPS
that includes a representation of an organ. Scott UX152 was issued in 1990 in advance of the 100th anniversary of the hall's construction. The card was part of a long-running series of "Historical Preservation" cards depicting unique or innovative US architectural features on American buildings. The stamp
image shows the stage area obliquely, and includes two of the three
tonal egress openings for the organ sound, and the facade pipes of those
openings. This article
gives a good summary of the recent history of the organ including a specification of the current instrument. The original organ in
the hall was by Lyon and Healy, installed in 1904. It was rebuilt by Sauter and Sons in 1946. By 1966 that instrument needed repairs, but workers on
stage damaged a significant portion of the pipework, making rebuilding
unfeasible. An electronic organ stood as replacement for a decade. A new
organ by Moller was installed in 1981. Renovation in the hall at the
end of the 20th century included a significant amount of work on the
organ by the Casavant firm from Canada, beginning in 1994. Work was
completed in 1999.
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