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Ernest J. Gaines Stamps 2023

Ernest J. Gaines Stamps 2023
Ernest J. Gaines Stamps 2023
Ernest J. Gaines Stamps 2023
Ernest J. Gaines Stamps 2023
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Ernest J. Gaines Stamps 2023
Ernest J. Gaines Stamps 2023
Ernest J. Gaines Stamps 2023
Ernest J. Gaines Stamps 2023
Ernest J. Gaines Stamps 2023
$29.99
$60.00
  • Availability: In Stock
  • Model EJGF63SS
  • SKU: 482904

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The 46th stamp in the Black Heritage series honors author Ernest J. Gaines (1933–2019). Best known for such novels as The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and A Lesson Before Dying, Gaines drew from his childhood as the son of sharecroppers on a Louisiana plantation to explore the untold stories of rural African Americans.
  • Issue: Ernest J. Gaines Stamp
  • Forever 63¢
  • Item Number: 482900
  • Denomination & First-Class Mail Forever
  • Type of Issue:
  • Format: Pane of 20 (1 designs)
  • Series: Black Heritage
  • Issue Date & City: January 23, 2023, Lafayette, LA, 70501
  • Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
  • Designer: Mike Ryan, Charlottesville, VA
  • Artist: Robert Peterson, Lawton, OK
  • Modeler: Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
  • Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
  • Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
  • Press Type: Alprinta 74
  • Stamps per Pane: 20
  • Print Quantity: 35,000,000 stamps
  • Paper Type: Phosphor, Block Tag
  • Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
  • Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Pantone 3597
  • Stamp Orientation: Vertical
  • Front: Header: “Black Heritage, Celebrating Ernest J. Gaines, 46th in a series” • Plate number in bottom 2 corners
  • Back: ©2022 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (482900) • Plate position diagram (9) • Promotional text

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