This 5-cent commemorative stamp was issued by the United States in 1937 to honor Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America at Roanoke Colony in 1587. Designed in a soft blue shade, the stamp depicts a colonial family scene — a mother holding an infant with the father standing protectively behind — symbolizing the birth of English settlement in the New World. The text below reads “In memory of Virginia Dare, Born Roanoke 1587.” Issued to commemorate the 350th anniversary of her birth, it holds special significance among collectors of early American colonial history.