Mark Twain to be honored

mobarbq · 08-27-2010, 03:26 PM

Not sure if there are any stamp and cover collectors here, but it might be of interest to a few.

The USPS has announced its lineup for 2011 and it includes a commemorative postage stamp honoring one of the most famous cigar smokers, Mark Twain.

We have plenty of time, and I hope to make a philatelic souvenir cover possibly carried on board a riverboat and then posted from Hannibal, Mo., Twain's birthplace (born as Samuel Langhorne Clemens).

Heck, we have enough time to organize a herf, maybe on board a cigar-friendly riverboat, take a dinner cruise down the Mississippi or something like that? Maybe us Missouri and Illinois inmates could get together and fire one up in his memory?

The Poet · 08-27-2010, 03:40 PM

Wes, you provide the barrel of 5-cent cigars, and I'll bring the raft.

mobarbq · 08-27-2010, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by The Poet

Wes, you provide the barrel of 5-cent cigars, and I'll bring the raft.

Given his penchant for what many today might call "dog rockets," I somehow think the Master would be OK with that arrangement; maybe even 2 for a nickel ones would do...

M1903A1 · 08-27-2010, 08:21 PM

His comments on cigars are awesome...if there was a commemorative riverboat herf, I'd be tempted, and I know a couple of fellers down St. Lou way who probably would be too!!

ashtonlady · 08-27-2010, 09:18 PM

I am a stamp collector. I will love it when this comes out. I only wish I could be there.

Starscream · 08-27-2010, 09:22 PM

I love Mark Twain/Samuel Clemmens!

smokin5 · 08-27-2010, 10:16 PM

A true American hero & humorist.
Sammy boy, I salute you!

mobarbq · 08-29-2010, 12:35 PM

I don't know the Hannibal area very well. Anyone know if there is a local herf location or any cigar aficionados in that area of NE Missouri/West Central IL? I think the riverboat based there is called the Mark Twain II, but internet info may be dated. I do think it would be a cool idea.

08-27-2010, 03:26 PM	#1
mobarbq Still Watching My Back Join Date: May 2010 First Name: Wes Location: Northwest AR Posts: 140 Trading: (0)	Mark Twain to be honored Not sure if there are any stamp and cover collectors here, but it might be of interest to a few. The USPS has announced its lineup for 2011 and it includes a commemorative postage stamp honoring one of the most famous cigar smokers, Mark Twain. We have plenty of time, and I hope to make a philatelic souvenir cover possibly carried on board a riverboat and then posted from Hannibal, Mo., Twain's birthplace (born as Samuel Langhorne Clemens). Heck, we have enough time to organize a herf, maybe on board a cigar-friendly riverboat, take a dinner cruise down the Mississippi or something like that? Maybe us Missouri and Illinois inmates could get together and fire one up in his memory?

08-27-2010, 03:40 PM	#2
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: Mark Twain to be honored Wes, you provide the barrel of 5-cent cigars, and I'll bring the raft.

08-27-2010, 08:21 PM	#4
M1903A1 Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 1060 W. Addison Posts: 1,573 Trading: (4)	Re: Mark Twain to be honored His comments on cigars are awesome...if there was a commemorative riverboat herf, I'd be tempted, and I know a couple of fellers down St. Lou way who probably would be too!! __________________ "It's the cigars that bring us together, but it's the people that cause us to stay."

08-27-2010, 09:18 PM	#5
ashtonlady The Lady is Here Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Laura Location: Seattle WA Posts: 1,090 Trading: (8)	Re: Mark Twain to be honored I am a stamp collector. I will love it when this comes out. I only wish I could be there.

08-27-2010, 09:22 PM	#6
Starscream Knowhutimean, Vern? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: In a little town somewhere in the USA Posts: 10,237 Trading: (4)	Re: Mark Twain to be honored I love Mark Twain/Samuel Clemmens! __________________ Insert quote here.

08-27-2010, 10:16 PM	#7
smokin5 Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: On the Mountaintop - AZ Posts: 2,002 Trading: (69)	Re: Mark Twain to be honored A true American hero & humorist. Sammy boy, I salute you! __________________ Pobody's Nerfect.

08-29-2010, 12:35 PM	#8
mobarbq Still Watching My Back Join Date: May 2010 First Name: Wes Location: Northwest AR Posts: 140 Trading: (0)	Re: Mark Twain to be honored I don't know the Hannibal area very well. Anyone know if there is a local herf location or any cigar aficionados in that area of NE Missouri/West Central IL? I think the riverboat based there is called the Mark Twain II, but internet info may be dated. I do think it would be a cool idea.