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Hans Christian Andersen Issues

Centenary of Publication of First Installment of Fairy Tales
Stamps depicting "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little Mermaid" and the author
himself, Hans Christian Andersen, are featured in the 1935 issue commemorating
the centenary of the publication of the first installment of Fairy Tales.

H.C. Andersen and the Little Mermaid
A sculpture of the author and Edvard Eriksen's famous
sculpture of "The Little Mermaid" from Copenhagen harbour.

The Little Mermaid Tourism Centenary Issue
The stamp honouring the centenary of the Danish tourism industry
issued on February 16, 1989 featured Edvard Eriksen's "Little Mermaid."


Bibliography

Andersen, Hans Christian. Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales. New York: Gramercy, 1993.

- - - . The Classic Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen. Philadelphia: Courage Books, 2002.

"Denmark." Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue. 1997.

Frank, Jeffrey (Translator), et al. The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen : A New Translation
from the Danish.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.


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