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23c F. Scott Fitzgerald single
Object Details
- Description
- The Postal Service honored F. Scott Fitzgerald with the issuance of a 23-cent commemorative stamp, marking the 100th anniversary of his birth, on September 27, 1996, in St. Paul, Minnesota. This second-ounce rate stamp was issued in a pane of fifty and went on sale nationwide September 28. The Bureau of Engraving and Painting produced the stamp on the gravure press.
- Designed by Michael Deas of New Orleans, Louisiana, the stamp features a portrait of Fitzgerald with a scene in the background that was inspired by a description from "The Great Gatsby," one of his most widely read and recognized novels.
- Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was educated at Princeton University (1913-1917). His first novel, "This Side of Paradise" (1920), established him as the spokesman for the "Jazz Age" (a term he coined); his most ambitious work was "Tender Is the Night (1934)." F. Scott Fitzgerald died in Hollywood, California, on December 21, 1940.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (August 29, 1996).
- mint
- perf. 11.1
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- September 27, 1996
- Object number
- 1998.2008.233
- Depicts
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, American, 1896 - 1940
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / photogravure
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 3104
- Topic
- Literature
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1998.2008.233
- Usage
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