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MONACO 2009 Edgar Allan Poe 1809 - 1849 200th Anniversary of his birth

Poe Bulgaria 2009 Hungary 1948 Monaco 2009 Nicaragua 1972 São Tomé e Príncipe 2009 US 1949 US 2009

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February 16, 2009

Born in January 19, 1809 in Boston, Edgar Allan Poe, is considered as one of the precursors of the detective-fiction genre and the modern fantasy. Poet, novelist, drama writer, literary critic and editor, his collection of tales among which the best known are “The purloined letter” and “The murders in the Rue Morgue,” have been translated into French and gathered by Charles Baudelaire. Design and Line-engraving: Pierre ALBUISSON Printing process: Steel-engraving, 2 colors Size of the stamp: 40 x 40 mm

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