US 1940 Author Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) 10c. Scott. 863


US 1940 Author Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) 10c. Scott. 863


Series: Famous Americans Issue - Authors

Issued date: 13-02-1940 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 10c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 863
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 860
Michel (Germany): 459
Yvert et Tellier (France): 417

Dimensions (height x width):
29mm x 26mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary press

Stamp Colors: Dark brown
Perforation: Perf 10½ x 11

Themes: Author, Writer, Literature, Feather, Famous People

Total print: 13,201,270 (estimate)

Description:- Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), the latter of which has often been called the "Great American Novel".
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain