1949 Edgar Allen Poe Plate Block of 4 3c Postage Stamps - MNH, OG - Sc# 986

1949 Edgar Allen Poe Plate Block of 4 3c Postage Stamps - MNH, OG - Sc# 986

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1949 Edgar Allen Poe Plate Block of 4 3c Postage Stamps - MNH, OG - Sc# 986

U.S. #986 was issued to honor Edgar Allen Poe on the 100th anniversary of his death. Poe was orphaned as an infant in Boston, and was taken in by a family in Richmond, Virginia, where he grew up. Richmond hosts the Poe Museum, and was the site of the First Day of Issue for this stamp. Poe was nearly included in the "Famous Americans" stamps in 1940. This 1949 stamp is designed in a similar manner to stamps from that series.

 

These are real USPS postage stamps that are accepted by the USA Postal Service as payment for mail posted in the USA however the total rates on the stamps posted must equal or exceed the current appropriate postal mailing rate or extra postage must be paid.

 

The stamp set shown in the picture is a stock photo and is likely not a picture of the exact stamp set you will receive and it may differ in plate number and/or orientation. However the item you will receive will be similar including having a plate number (if one is present in the photos) and the same number of stamps. Stamps titled as MNH, OG will have no significant creases or unnatural gum disturbances unless otherwise noted.