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Yes! It is here. The 2009 commerative Poe Stamp. http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/us_ap_poe_stamp_20090115
Released for the 200th anniversary of Poe's birthday. Get them while they last!
Also, an interesting note, this is not he first Poe stamp. A 3 cent stamp was released in 1949. Google it if you don't believe me. Now that would be a prize.
The U. S. 3-Cent Poe Stamp
This 3-cent stamp was issued in 1949, the one-hundreth anniversary of Poe's death. The portrait was based on the engraving by F. T. Stuart. First day issues appeared on an envelope featuring a picture of his home in Philadelphia, reading: "First day of Issue Honoring Edgar Allan Poe, 1849 - 1949. The Rose-covered Cottage. His Philadelphia Home. A Philadelphian. 1838-1844. Where he wrote The Raven, The Gold Bug, The Black Cat, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Etc." These envelopes were cancelled with a Richmond, Virginia postmark. A great many of these stamps were issued, leaving a surprisingly attractive collectible with a rather meager financial value.
Released for the 200th anniversary of Poe's birthday. Get them while they last!
Also, an interesting note, this is not he first Poe stamp. A 3 cent stamp was released in 1949. Google it if you don't believe me. Now that would be a prize.
The U. S. 3-Cent Poe Stamp
This 3-cent stamp was issued in 1949, the one-hundreth anniversary of Poe's death. The portrait was based on the engraving by F. T. Stuart. First day issues appeared on an envelope featuring a picture of his home in Philadelphia, reading: "First day of Issue Honoring Edgar Allan Poe, 1849 - 1949. The Rose-covered Cottage. His Philadelphia Home. A Philadelphian. 1838-1844. Where he wrote The Raven, The Gold Bug, The Black Cat, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Etc." These envelopes were cancelled with a Richmond, Virginia postmark. A great many of these stamps were issued, leaving a surprisingly attractive collectible with a rather meager financial value.