US 2021 Author Ursula Kroeber Le Guin 55c. Scott. 5619


US 2021 Author Ursula Kroeber Le Guin 55c. Scott. 5619


Series: Literary Arts

Stamp details: Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (1929-2018), Author

Issued date: 27-07-2021 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 95c.
(Three Ounce º - No Face Value)

Format: Pane of 20

Emission: Commemorative
First Day City: Portland, Oregon

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5619
Michel (Germany): 5852
Yvert et Tellier (France): 5461

Designers: Antonio Alcalá (designer) ; Donato Giancola (artist)

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 39.75mm

Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Print Method: Offset, Microprint 'USPS'

Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut

Stamp Colors: Multicolored
Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Famous People, Author, Literature, Woman

Total print: 10,000,000 (estimate)

Note: Face value US$0.95 on day of issue.

Description:- Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (1929-2018) was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series. She was first published in 1959, and her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, producing more than twenty novels and over a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books. Frequently described as an author of science fiction, Le Guin has also been called a "major voice in American Letters". Le Guin said she would prefer to be known as an "American novelist".
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_K._Le_Guin