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One of four stamps released by Royal Mail in Great Britain on 25 January 1996 to mark the bicentenary of the death of Scottish poet Robert Burns.

One of four stamps released by Royal Mail in Great Britain on 25 January 1996 to mark the bicentenary of the death of Scottish poet Robert Burns.

(Source: anticipatedstranger, via poetrysociety)

Posted on March 14th, 2012
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    My teacher always used to call him Bobby Burns.
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    Heard of him before, but don’t know who he is.
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