Philately - The Fiction Connection
The Mystery Box book is the proud winner of a Silver Medal awarded by the Chicago Philatelic Society CHICAGOPEX Literature Exhibit
Read the Book Review by Barbara Kinne of the APS American Philatelist
 The stamp is from a set issued by the Republic of Guinea in 1978 (Scott 769-773) honoring the 150th anniversary of the writer's birth. |
However, if you look again at the background of the design, you will see Captain Nemo's submarine, Nautilus-- a fact which confirms the scene as one from "Mysterious Island", the 1875 sequel to "Twenty Thousand Leagues." Once Verne's reputation was established there was an insatiable demand for his writing and his popularity has remained undimmed. For awhile, before he plunged into full-time writing, Verne considered a career as a stockbroker. The bourse's loss was science fiction's gain. |
