Ernest J. Gaines 2025 Stamps

United States Postal Service Ernest J Gaines Black Heritage Celebrating (Sheet of 20) Forever Postage Stamps (46th in a Series) Scott #5753The 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.