On August 12, 2010, in Richmond, Virginia, at the APS Stamp Show, the Postal Service issued a 44-cent, American Treasures — Winslow Homer commemorative stamp designed by Derry Noyes, Washington, DC. The ninth issuance in the American Treasures series features Boys in a Pasture, an 1874 oil-on-canvas painting by Winslow Homer. The painting is part of the Hayden Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. According to the Museum of Fine Arts, “the boys in this painting — companionable, idle, at peace — may be seen as emblems of America's nostalgia for a simpler, more innocent time as well as of its hope for the future. Their faces are averted, a device Homer often used to make his figures less individual and, therefore, more universal.” Issue Type: Commemorative Issue City: Richmond, VA 23232, APS Stamp Show Issue Date: August 12, 2010 Issue Series: American Treasures