10 CARL SANDBURG STAMPS: Pulitzer Prize, American Poet, Connemara, Flat Rock, NC

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This Listing is for ONE NEW Block of 10
Carl Sandburg
13¢ Stamps from 1978.
Mint. MNH. No flaws. Original undisturbed gum. From a Smoke-Free and Pet-Free Environment.
On January 6, 1978 in Galesburg, IL (the 100th anniversary of his birth, and at his birthplace), the U.S. Postal Service issued these
Carl Sandburg
13¢ gummed stamps
. The portrait sketch is by William A Smith of Pineville, PA, a friend of the poet, and is an adaptation of a drawing Smith made of Sandburg in the early 1950s.
Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) - American Poet
Frequently referred to as “The Poet of the People,” Sandburg was a poet, biographer, historian, and collector of American folk songs. Born in Galesburg, IL, he moved to Flat Rock, NC to find the peace and solitude he needed for his writing. Sandburg was the poet laureate of both Illinois and North Carolina. He won Pulitzer Prizes in 1918 for
Cornhuskers
(a volume of poetry), in 1940 for the last volume of his biography of Abraham Lincoln, and in 1950 for
Complete Poems
.
Scott # 1731
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