Each year the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation issues a Commemorative Souvenir Envelope honoring the great musicians that have participated in the Jazz Fest over the years. 

In 2012 they issured a postal enveleope, which is a collector's item, honoring Kermit Ruffins, a well known and liked New Orleans musician. HIs name is also on the poster, as listed below.

This historical poster memoralizes a time and a place in history, where the most well known New Orleans musicians came together at Generaltions Hall on May 1, 2012  to perform a benefit for the exlection of Barack Obama. The benefit raised over $50,000 for the campaign, and the memory of these New Orleans icons performing together will last forever. The featured performers who are listed on the poster are:

DR. JOHN
ALLEN TOUSSAINT
MARCIA BALL
THE NEVILLES - IVAN AND CHARMAINE NEVILLE
THE METERS
TROMBONE SHORTY
DEACON JOHN
IRVIN MAYFIELD
ROCKIN' DOPSIE JR.
PFISTER SISTERS
ANDERS OSBORNE
TERRENCE SIMIEN
KERMIT RUFFINS
JAMES ANDREWS
WALTER 'WOLFMAN' WASHINGTON
SUMPIE BARNES
JOHNNY SANSONE
CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX
BRASS-A-HOLICS
JOHNNY VIDACOVICH

This bright poster is a conversation piece and a piece of New Orleans history!