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U.S. #5414

2019 85¢ Literary Arts:  Walt Whitman

Value:  85¢ 3-ounce First-class rate (Forever)
Issue Date:  September 12, 2019
First Day City:  Huntington Station, NY
Type of Stamp:  Commemorative
Printed by:  Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method:  Offset, Microprint
Format:  Pane of 20
Self-Adhesive
Quantity Printed:  12,000,000
 

Walt Whitman (1819-92) was one of America's most influential poets.  Known as the "Father of Free Verse," he pushed the limits of poetry and saw the connection between the poet and society.

Whitman dropped out of school when he was 11 to support his family and was self-taught after that.  He spent years teaching and working at newspapers, but writing was his passion.  In 1850, he began working on his first collection of poems, Leaves of Grass.  Self-published in 1855, it received both praise and criticism for its controversial imagery.  Over the next 40 years, Whitman reworked the collection, expanding it from 12 poems to over 400 in its final edition.

During the Civil War, Whitman volunteered as a nurse in army hospitals and penned patriotic poems for the North.  He was shaken by Abraham Lincoln's death a the end of the war and wrote multiple poems about the tremendous loss.  Among these was "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd."  The imagery was inspired by lilacs he had seen in his family's yard the day Lincoln died.  The poem captured the nation's transition from grief to acceptance.

At a time when America was re-forging its national identity in the wake of the Civil War, Whitman became the country's first "poet of democracy."  As one poet stated, Whitman is "America's poet... He is America."

 

First Publication of Dracula

1997 32¢ Classic Movie Monsters: Bela Lugosi as Dracula
US #3169 – Lugosi also starred in the 1927 Broadway production of Dracula.

On May 26, 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula was first published in London, England.  It went on to become one of the most famous pieces of English literature and has been adapted for film more than 30 times.

1998 Chad Bella Lugosi as Dracula
Chad #773B-73C features different photos of Lugosi’s Dracula.

Abraham “Bram” Stoker was born on November 8, 1847, in Dublin, Ireland.  He suffered an unknown illness as a child, but fully recovered by the time he entered school at the age of seven.  He went on to become a star athlete, playing rugby for Dublin University.  After school, he got a job in the Irish Civil Service, where he remained for the next decade.

1997 Sierra Leone Hollywood Horror Classics
Sierra Leone #2034 pictures Hollywood horror icons, including Dracula.

Stoker became interested in theater while still in school and got a job as a theater critic for the Dublin Evening Mail while working in the Civil Service.  His drama reviews led to a friendship with actor Sir Henry Irving, who invited him to serve as the acting manager and later business manager of the Lyceum Theatre.  With Irving, Stoker traveled the world, including two visits to the White House and a meeting with one of his literary heroes, Walt Whitman.

1997 20¢ Classic Movie Monsters Postal Cards - Dracula
US #UX286 – Dracula First Day Postal Card

Stoker produced short horror stories for magazines over the years and published his first novel, The Snake’s Pass, in 1890.  He likely started his extensive research for his most famous novel that year.  Stoker put together more than 100 pages of notes, exploring Transylvanian folklore and history.  It’s been suggested the title character Dracula was based on historical figures such as Wallachian prince Vlad the Impaler or countess Elizabeth Báthory, but neither figure is mentioned in his notes.  He chose the name “Dracula” from a book, because he thought it meant “devil” in Romanian.

1997 Ireland Dracula
Ireland #1089a was issued for the novel’s 100th anniversary.

Stoker didn’t invent the idea of vampires.  Stories about undead figures drinking blood had been popular in folk takes dating back to ancient times.  But Stoker’s novel would bring vampires into the forefront of mainstream literature.  Dracula was first published in London on May 26, 1897.  It received positive reviews for its effective use of horror, though some critics said was too frightening.  The story follows the title character, Dracula, as he travels from Transylvania to Yorkshire, England.  It’s presented as an epistolary novel, presented as a series of documents – letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles – written by its main characters.

2019 85¢ Literary Arts: Walt Whitman
US #5414 – Stoker called the Dracula character the “quintessential man” – the same way he described Walt Whitman.  At times, the character of Dracula (who could change appearance) closely resembled Whitman.

Dracula was serialized in US newspapers and then published in the US in 1899.  Though it was a moderate success during his lifetime, Stoker didn’t make a fortune from the book’s sales.  As it turned out, he hadn’t fully followed US copyright law, which required him to purchase the copyright and register two copies.  He only registered one, making the novel part of the public domain.

2009 42¢ Edgar Allan Poe
US #4377 – One review of the time called Stoker “the Edgar Allan Poe of the nineties.”

Stoker wrote the first theatrical adaptation of Dracula, which was performed only once in 1897.  It was first made into a film in 1921, but it was Béla Lugosi’s portrayal in 1931 that cemented Dracula in popular culture.  In all, Dracula has been adapted for film more than 30 times.  Taking into account film, televisions, video games, comic books, animation, and stage performances, Dracula has seen over 1,000 adaptations over the years.  The novel is considered one of the most famous pieces of English literature and a classic in the Gothic and horror genres.

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U.S. #5414

2019 85¢ Literary Arts:  Walt Whitman

Value:  85¢ 3-ounce First-class rate (Forever)
Issue Date:  September 12, 2019
First Day City:  Huntington Station, NY
Type of Stamp:  Commemorative
Printed by:  Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method:  Offset, Microprint
Format:  Pane of 20
Self-Adhesive
Quantity Printed:  12,000,000
 

Walt Whitman (1819-92) was one of America's most influential poets.  Known as the "Father of Free Verse," he pushed the limits of poetry and saw the connection between the poet and society.

Whitman dropped out of school when he was 11 to support his family and was self-taught after that.  He spent years teaching and working at newspapers, but writing was his passion.  In 1850, he began working on his first collection of poems, Leaves of Grass.  Self-published in 1855, it received both praise and criticism for its controversial imagery.  Over the next 40 years, Whitman reworked the collection, expanding it from 12 poems to over 400 in its final edition.

During the Civil War, Whitman volunteered as a nurse in army hospitals and penned patriotic poems for the North.  He was shaken by Abraham Lincoln's death a the end of the war and wrote multiple poems about the tremendous loss.  Among these was "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd."  The imagery was inspired by lilacs he had seen in his family's yard the day Lincoln died.  The poem captured the nation's transition from grief to acceptance.

At a time when America was re-forging its national identity in the wake of the Civil War, Whitman became the country's first "poet of democracy."  As one poet stated, Whitman is "America's poet... He is America."

 

First Publication of Dracula

1997 32¢ Classic Movie Monsters: Bela Lugosi as Dracula
US #3169 – Lugosi also starred in the 1927 Broadway production of Dracula.

On May 26, 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula was first published in London, England.  It went on to become one of the most famous pieces of English literature and has been adapted for film more than 30 times.

1998 Chad Bella Lugosi as Dracula
Chad #773B-73C features different photos of Lugosi’s Dracula.

Abraham “Bram” Stoker was born on November 8, 1847, in Dublin, Ireland.  He suffered an unknown illness as a child, but fully recovered by the time he entered school at the age of seven.  He went on to become a star athlete, playing rugby for Dublin University.  After school, he got a job in the Irish Civil Service, where he remained for the next decade.

1997 Sierra Leone Hollywood Horror Classics
Sierra Leone #2034 pictures Hollywood horror icons, including Dracula.

Stoker became interested in theater while still in school and got a job as a theater critic for the Dublin Evening Mail while working in the Civil Service.  His drama reviews led to a friendship with actor Sir Henry Irving, who invited him to serve as the acting manager and later business manager of the Lyceum Theatre.  With Irving, Stoker traveled the world, including two visits to the White House and a meeting with one of his literary heroes, Walt Whitman.

1997 20¢ Classic Movie Monsters Postal Cards - Dracula
US #UX286 – Dracula First Day Postal Card

Stoker produced short horror stories for magazines over the years and published his first novel, The Snake’s Pass, in 1890.  He likely started his extensive research for his most famous novel that year.  Stoker put together more than 100 pages of notes, exploring Transylvanian folklore and history.  It’s been suggested the title character Dracula was based on historical figures such as Wallachian prince Vlad the Impaler or countess Elizabeth Báthory, but neither figure is mentioned in his notes.  He chose the name “Dracula” from a book, because he thought it meant “devil” in Romanian.

1997 Ireland Dracula
Ireland #1089a was issued for the novel’s 100th anniversary.

Stoker didn’t invent the idea of vampires.  Stories about undead figures drinking blood had been popular in folk takes dating back to ancient times.  But Stoker’s novel would bring vampires into the forefront of mainstream literature.  Dracula was first published in London on May 26, 1897.  It received positive reviews for its effective use of horror, though some critics said was too frightening.  The story follows the title character, Dracula, as he travels from Transylvania to Yorkshire, England.  It’s presented as an epistolary novel, presented as a series of documents – letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles – written by its main characters.

2019 85¢ Literary Arts: Walt Whitman
US #5414 – Stoker called the Dracula character the “quintessential man” – the same way he described Walt Whitman.  At times, the character of Dracula (who could change appearance) closely resembled Whitman.

Dracula was serialized in US newspapers and then published in the US in 1899.  Though it was a moderate success during his lifetime, Stoker didn’t make a fortune from the book’s sales.  As it turned out, he hadn’t fully followed US copyright law, which required him to purchase the copyright and register two copies.  He only registered one, making the novel part of the public domain.

2009 42¢ Edgar Allan Poe
US #4377 – One review of the time called Stoker “the Edgar Allan Poe of the nineties.”

Stoker wrote the first theatrical adaptation of Dracula, which was performed only once in 1897.  It was first made into a film in 1921, but it was Béla Lugosi’s portrayal in 1931 that cemented Dracula in popular culture.  In all, Dracula has been adapted for film more than 30 times.  Taking into account film, televisions, video games, comic books, animation, and stage performances, Dracula has seen over 1,000 adaptations over the years.  The novel is considered one of the most famous pieces of English literature and a classic in the Gothic and horror genres.