# 4545 - 2011 First-Class Forever Stamp - Mark Twain
U.S. #4545
2011 44¢ Mark Twain
Literary Arts
Issue Date: June 25, 2011
City: Hannibal, MO
Quantity: 50,000,000
Printed By: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Color: multicolored
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County”
During the Civil War, Mark Twain (born Samuel Clemens) lost his job as a steamboat pilot. He then made his way west to California and Nevada, making ends meet prospecting for silver and gold and writing for various newspapers and magazines. It was here that his first popular story was born.
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” brought Twain his first major success as a writer. From this popularity, he put together a book of stories in 1867. Capitalizing on the success of the story, the book was titled The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches.
U.S. #4545
2011 44¢ Mark Twain
Literary Arts
Issue Date: June 25, 2011
City: Hannibal, MO
Quantity: 50,000,000
Printed By: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Color: multicolored
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County”
During the Civil War, Mark Twain (born Samuel Clemens) lost his job as a steamboat pilot. He then made his way west to California and Nevada, making ends meet prospecting for silver and gold and writing for various newspapers and magazines. It was here that his first popular story was born.
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” brought Twain his first major success as a writer. From this popularity, he put together a book of stories in 1867. Capitalizing on the success of the story, the book was titled The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches.