Ernest J. Gaines Stamps – Forever First Class Postage Stamps

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Ernest J. Gaines StampsForever 82￠ | Sheet Stamp FormatThe 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.The stamp art is an oil painting of Gaines based on a 2001 photograph.The?Ernest J. Gaines?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.Stamp Issuance:January 23, 2023Lafayette, LA?70501Made in the USA