Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers out there! Did you know that Mothers Day was invented by a lady named Anna Jarvis in 1908 and was made an official holiday in the US in 1914. Anna was not very happy with the commercialized path the holiday took and eventually attempted to get the day removed from the calendar. There is a longer history of the day which you can read about here.
The stamp above was released in 1934 and pictures and famous painting by James A Whistler, "Portrait of My Mother". I was quite disappointed when going through my stamps that I did not have a copy of this one to put on the card I mailed to my mother. Maybe next year.
How are you celebrating the day?
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