Botanist George Washington Carver improved the economy of the South by demonstrating the commercial possibilities of peanuts and sweet potatoes. His "Movable School" educated impoverished farmers.

This first day cover with historical information panel measures about 9" by 10" and issued by the Postal Commemorative Society as part of Celebrating the 20th Century collection.

"Used" means only that the panel had been kept in a three-ring binder.