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A Philatelic Tribute to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The
United States Postal Service will issue a
stamp on March 15, 2007 to commemorate the bicentennial of Longfellow's birth.
Longfellow served as Librarian of
Bowdoin College Library in Brunswick, Maine
from 1829-1835 during the same period in which he taught modern languages for
the College. It was typical for colleges to tap a faculty member to serve
as librarian on a part-time basis.
An
earlier stamp was issued to honor Longfellow in 1940 as part of the Famous
Americans stamp series.
One
of many first day covers issued in conjunction with the 1940 stamp.
Russia
issued a stamp in 1958 to honor Longfellow.
Romania
also issued a stamp in 1958 to honor Longfellow.
Longfellow Links
Longfellow Bicentennial Site
http://www.longfellow200.org/index.html
Maine Historical Society Site
http://www.hwlongfellow.org/index.shtml
Smithsonian Site
http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2007/february/tribute.php
Unitarians and Universalists on
Stamps
http://www.uuquincy.org/projects/stamps/9longfellow.htm
Order new Longfellow stamps from USPS
World Library People on Stamps
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