{"product_id":"ernest-j-gaines-stamps","title":"Ernest J. Gaines Stamps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErnest J. Gaines Stamps\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForever 82¢ | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSheet Stamp Format\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe 46th stamp in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Heritage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eseries honors author Ernest J. Gaines (1933–2019). Best known for such novels as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Lesson Before Dying\u003c\/em\u003e, Gaines drew from his childhood as the son of sharecroppers on a Louisiana plantation to explore the untold stories of rural African Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stamp art is an oil painting of Gaines based on a 2001 photograph.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eErnest J. Gaines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp in panes of 20. This Forever stamp is always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStamp Issuance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary 23, 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLafayette, LA\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e70501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"United States Postal Service","offers":[{"title":"Sheet of 20","offer_id":46107257831615,"sku":"482904.0","price":14.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/3484\/9471\/files\/ErnestJ.GainesStamps1.webp?v=1788431050","url":"https:\/\/postage-direct.com\/products\/ernest-j-gaines-stamps","provider":"Postage-Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}