{"product_id":"tomie-depaola-stamps","title":"Tomie dePaola Stamps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomie dePaola Stamps\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForever 82¢ | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSheet Stamp Format\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWith this stamp, the U.S. Postal Service honors prolific children’s book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola (1934–2020), whose extraordinarily varied body of work encompasses folktales and legends, informational books, religious and holiday stories, and touching autobiographical tales. Deceptively simple, dePaola’s stories contain layers of emotional meaning that appeal to readers of all ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stamp art features a detail from the cover of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrega Nona.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe first in a series, the book was published in 1975 and received a Caldecott Honor as one of the most distinguished picture books published that year. Set in southern Italy, the gently humorous story focuses on Strega Nona, “Grandma Witch,” who uses magic to help with matters of the heart and to cure her neighbors’ ills. The cover shows Strega Nona carrying her magic pasta pot. The small pink heart in the bottom right corner symbolizes the key ingredient to all of her magic: love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTomie dePaola\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp. This Forever stamp will always be 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\u003eMay 5, 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eManchester, NH\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e03105\u003c\/span\u003e\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":46107259076799,"sku":null,"price":14.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/3484\/9471\/files\/TomiedePaolaStamps1.webp?v=1788464419","url":"https:\/\/postage-direct.com\/products\/tomie-depaola-stamps","provider":"Postage-Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}