“Our literary tribute this year rightfully honors Mark Twain, author of one of the greatest novels in American literature and the man whom William Faulkner called ‘the first truly American writer,’ said Postal Service Board of Governors member James H. Bilbray. “Mark Twain was a rarity, as he was one of the first writers to exploit the vernacular voice in his books, using the speech of common Americans.”
This new design is the 27th stamp in the USPS' Literary Arts series, which launched in 1979. Other honorees include Dorothy Parker, Ernest Hemingway, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. The new stamp is on sale now for 44 cents; to buy online, click here. To check out the rest of the Literary Arts series honorees, go here.
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