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Ernest James Gaines (January 15, 1933 – November 5, 2019) was an American author known for his works on race, community, and culture in the South.  He earned many awards including the National Humanities Medal, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, and more.

Gaines was born on River Lake Plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, to Adrian Jefferson and Manuel Gaines.  The family lived in old slave quarters and Gaines's parents worked on the plantation until they moved to California when he was eight.  Gaines stayed behind and was raised by his great aunt.  He later credited her with teaching him many of the things he needed to become a writer.
 
Gaines followed his parents to California at age 15 and graduated from high school in Vallejo before serving in the US Army.  While in the Army, he won a creative writing contest, inspring him to attend San Francisco State College when he was discharged.  He then won a creative writing fellowship at Stanford University where his writing career began to take off.  Gaines published his first novel, Catherine Carmier, in 1964.  The rest is history.  He went on to publish many novels and short stories to great critical acclaim.  He received honorary doctorates from 19 universities and his writing continues to inspire us to this day.

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Issue: Ernest J. Gaines Stamp
Item Number: 482900
Denomination &
Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series: Black Heritage
Issue Date & City: January 23, 2023, Lafayette, LA, 70501
Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Designer: Mike Ryan, Charlottesville, VA
Artist: Robert Peterson, Lawton, OK
Modeler: Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type: Alprinta 74
Stamps per Pane: 20
Print Quantity: 35,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Phosphor, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Pantone 3597
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.84 x 1.42 in / 21.336 x 36.068 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 0.98 x 1.56 in / 24.892 x 39.624 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 6.00 x 8.50 in / 152.40 x 215.90 mm
Press Sheets Size (w x h): 18.0 x 25.75 in./ 457.20 x 654.05 mm
Plate Size: 180 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “B” followed by four (4) single digits in two corners
Marginal Markings:
Front: Header: “Black Heritage, Celebrating Ernest J. Gaines, 46th in a series” • Plate number in bottom 2 corners
Back: ©2022 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (482900) • Plate position diagram (9) • Promotional text

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