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U.S. #3398
2000 33¢ Adoption

Issue Date: May 10, 2000
City: Beverly Hills, CA
Quantity: 200,000,000
Printed By: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Lithographed
Perforations: 11 ½
Color: Multicolored
 
The U.S. issued this postage stamp as a gesture of appreciation to those who have established loving families for less-fortunate children. In ancient times, adoption offered a way for the childless to acquire a legal heir. In the U.S., Massachusetts passed the first law making adoption legal in 1851. Since the 1960s, the U.S. has witnessed its number of adoptable children decline, while the number of prospective parents increases. More people are adopting abroad, especially from third-world countries, where living conditions may be poor.