For those who collect Authors on Stamps, here is one to consider:
Issued for the National relief Fund, this 5f+1f. green stamp was part of a set depicting 19th Century celebrities.
Designed by Lemagny and engraved by Dufresne.
Perf 13.
Released June 2, 1951.
Alfred de Musset 91810-1857) was a French poet and playwright.
He achieved success with the volume of poems ‘Contes d’Espagne et d’Italie/’Stories of Spain and italy’ 1829. His ‘Confession d’un enfant du siecle/’Confessions of a Child of the Century’ 1835 recounts his broken relationship with George Sand.
Below is a portrait of him by Charles Landelle:
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