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Helping Children Learn

First Day of Issue Date: February 18, 1997

First Day of Issue Location: Washington, DC

About This Stamp

The Postal Service issued a 32-cent Helping Children Learn commemorative stamp in a self-adhesive pane of 20 on February 18, 1997, in Washington, D.C.

Designed by Chris Van Allsburg of Providence, Rhode Island, the stamp features an adult helping to educate a child. The designer has won two Caldecott Medals and is considered one of the nation's best children's book illustrators.

The stamp was printed by Avery Dennison in the gravure process.

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First Day of Issue Date: February 18, 1997
First Day of Issue Location: Washington, DC

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