US Postal Service – Literary Figure Stamps
Posted on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Throughout the years, the U.S. Postal Service has manufactured a variety of literary-inspired stamps, including Richard Wright, Emily Dickinson, William Shakespeare, Dr. Seuss, and Robert Frost.
Maybe one day Stephen King will have a chilling stamp collection fashioned after his classic tales – perhaps a blood-soaked knife for Misery, classic car for Christine, or the ghoulish clown from It.
The ultimate literary stamp for me is Edgar Allen Poe, which I bought a book of last year and rarely use. I especially like that the signature part of the stamp is in gold.
Question:
Which author, poet, dramatist or other figure would you like to see get his or her own stamp?
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I would really like to see Stephen King have his own stamp. Not just because he is my favorite author, but because I think he has influenced our culture for the past 3 decades. Not many current authors can say that. Also, he inspired his wife and sons to become authors.
Ooooooh…well, all of my lovely ladies have had stamps dedicated to them – Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, and Jane Austen. I agree with debp about Stephen King, and I LOVE that Edgar Allan Poe stamp. I could see stamps for V.C. Andrews, Robert Jordan, Marion Zimmer Bradley – so many.
I’d like to see Sylvia Plath on a stamp. And Anne Sexton.
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Gotta be Flannery O’Connor!
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I would like to see George Lukas get his own stamp. I love Star Wars.
I would like to see Jack Kerouac on a stamp.
I would like to see Shakespeare
My daughter loves Shel Silverstein. I bet they could make a cute stamp using one of the books covers.
Oh wow Kristen…that’s a cool stamp idea!
I would like to see me!
Really I would love to see Paul McCartney
I would love to see Robert Frost on a stamp!
Jane Austen! She is an excellent writer.
I don’t know if he has had stamps, but I’d love to see Norman Rockwell.
Amy Tan.
Elizabeth Barret Browning
i would like to see bill gates get one