{"product_id":"forever-stamps-2023-ernest-j-gaines-black-heritage-series-commemorative-issue-first-class-postage","title":"Ernest J. Gaines 2023 Forever Stamps — Black Heritage Series, Pane of 20","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIssue facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Day of Issue: January 23, 2023\u003cbr\u003eFirst Day City: Lafayette, LA\u003cbr\u003ePrinted by: Banknote Corporation of America\u003cbr\u003ePrinting Method: Offset, Microprint\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Pane of 20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe stamp\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn oil painting worked up from a 2001 photograph by Raoul Benavides. The first-day ceremony took place at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The \u003cem\u003eBlack Heritage\u003c\/em\u003e series has run since 1978, adding one subject a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe writer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnest J. Gaines, born in 1933, wrote about race and culture in the American South and became one of the country's significant novelists. He grew up on a plantation and credited his great aunt with nurturing his abilities and setting his direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe served in the Army, won a creative writing contest, and went back to school after discharge. \u003cem\u003eCatherine Carmier\u003c\/em\u003e, his first novel, was published in 1964. The recognition that followed included the National Humanities Medal, a National Book Critics Circle Award, and honorary doctorates from nineteen universities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forever Stamp Center","offers":[{"title":"100 Stamps (5 Sheets)","offer_id":47100597829831,"sku":"ST23-A4-5","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300 Stamps (15 Sheets)","offer_id":47100597862599,"sku":"ST23-A4-15","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Stamps (25 Sheets)","offer_id":47100597895367,"sku":"ST23-A4-25","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 Stamps (50 Sheets)","offer_id":47100597928135,"sku":"ST23-A4-50","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 Stamps (250 Sheets)","offer_id":47100597960903,"sku":"ST23-A4-250","price":699.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/6250\/4647\/files\/ernest-j-gaines-2023-forever-stamps-main-scaled-1-1-800x600_862c37aa-747c-4974-9736-5ef574ca4815.jpg?v=1788604570","url":"https:\/\/www.foreverstampcenter.com\/products\/forever-stamps-2023-ernest-j-gaines-black-heritage-series-commemorative-issue-first-class-postage","provider":"center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}