Born in England in 1815, Anthony Trollope joined the Irish Post Office as a surveyor's clerk in 1841. During his time in Ireland, he began his writing career and wrote three novels, the first of which was The Macdermots of Ballycloran (1847), which included his experiences in Ireland and featured strong Irish characters.
His fame today rests chiefly on two fictional cycles. The Barsetshire Chronicles are gentle satires of provincial life in the West Country, while The Palliser novels are gritty tales of political intrigue, which featured an Irish character, Phineas Finn. A much later satire, The Way We Live Now, written in his late fifties, is widely regarded as a comic masterpiece.
He left Ireland in 1859 and went on to have a successful career as a novelist and post office official. While his famous novels keep his name alive, those in the mail business honour him as a postal pioneer and the man responsible for popularising the pillar-box.
The stamp and first day cover were designed by Q Design. The stamp is based on an albumen print of Anthony Trollope (1864) by Julia Margaret Cameron, reproduced courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London. The first day cover features an image of five of Trollope's books with an Irish association - Castle Redmond; The Kellys and the O'Kellys; The Macdermots of Ballycloran; An Eye for an Eye and The Landleaguers.
Technical Details
Date of Issue: 26 June, 2009
Value & Quantity: 82c (.26m)
Stamp Design: Q Design
Stamp Size: 29.79mm x 40.64mm
Colour: Multicolour with phosphor tagging
Make-up: Sheetlets of 16
Perforations: 14 x 14
Printing Process: Lithography
Printer: Irish Security Stamp Printing Ltd.
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