Literature

U.S. #2787 – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was honored in 1993 in the Children’s Classics set.
 February 18, 1885

Mark Twain Publishes Huckleberry Finn

On February 18, 1885, Huckleberry Finn was released in America.

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2009 42c Edgar Allan Poe
 January 19, 1809

Birth of Renowned Writer Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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U.S. #3502q – Rockwell Kent illustration created for a 1930 reprinting of Moby-Dick.
 November 14, 1851

Literary Classic Moby-Dick Published

One of the greatest books in American literature, Moby-Dick, was first published in the US on November 14, 1851.

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