2023 Tomie dePaola Forever Postage Stamps – First-Class Mail, Sheet

$29.00

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The stamp pictures Tomie DePaola’s original artwork from the cover of “Strega Nona” (Italian for “Grandma Witch”). Children across America grew up with this book and it has become a beloved piece of culture.

Thomas Anthony “Tomie” dePaola (September 15, 1934 – March 30, 2020) was a beloved author and illustrator known for his children’s books. He wrote such stories as Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs (1973), Strega Nona (1975), and more.

dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, to Joseph and Florence May dePaola. He had three siblings – a brother and two sisters. dePaola was interested in art from as young as four years old and said his family was always supportive of that. He went on to study art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He taught art for a while before eventually receiving his master’s degree from California College of Arts and Crafts and doctoral equivalency from Lone Mountain College in San Francisco.