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| Date of Issue : |
September
20, 2000 |
| Designer : |
Lembit Lõhmus |
| Denomination : |
4 kr 40 s |
| Perforation : |
14:13¾ |
| Sheet Content : |
50
Stamps (5 x 10) |
| Printing Process : |
Offset |
| Printing House : |
AS Vaba Maa |
| Quantity Issued : |
515 750 |
| Order Number : |
205-08-2000 |
| First Day Cover Number : |
2000-15
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| Eesti Post : |
Birth centenary of the writer August Mälk
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The novelist and short-story writer was born in the village of Lümanda near the west coast
of Estonia's Saaremaa Island, where, as headmaster of the local elementary school, he made
his first attempts at fiction writing. Indeed, Mälk is best known for his masterly depiction
of Saaremaa coast people's lives.
Mälk won official recognition in the late 30s and was briefly involved in politics in 1937-40.
In 1944 he fled to Sweden to escape Soviet occupation and was chairman of the Union of Estonian
Writers in Exile in 1945-82. During his emigre period his work acquired new qualities and he
died before seeing Estonia regain her independence.
More Information:
August Mälk -
Immigrant-institutet /Sweden/
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STAMPS 2000
