No. 1201- U. S. Postage Stamp Plate Block 1962 4c Apprenticeship Act

Issue Date: August 31, 1962. U.S. #1201 commemorates the 25th anniversary of the National Apprenticeship Act. Passed in 1937, the Act established standards for apprenticeship programs. It included regulations that protected the health and welfare of its members, and promoted the hiring of apprentices. The stamp shows an older, weathered hand passing a micrometer (measuring tool) to the hand of a younger person, to symbolize the passing of knowledge.