Value: First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: April 8, 2022
First Day City: Chicago, Illinois
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Stamp Issued: To commemorate Shel Silverstein, famous illustrator, songwriter, and children’s author.
Design: Features Silverstein’s illustration from “The Giving Tree,” depicting a boy catching an apple.
First Day City: Ceremony held at Darwin Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois.
History Represented: Shel Silverstein, born in 1930, started as a cartoonist, later became a renowned children’s author and songwriter, famous for hits like “A Boy Named Sue.” His notable works include “Where the Sidewalk Ends” and “The Giving Tree.”
