Although Sherlock Holmes is certainly the most well-known fictional detective, detective or mystery fiction has produced many other personages have appeared on stamps. Some are the fictional detectives themselves, some are authors, and some are people involved in motion pictures based on detective fiction. I have separated this topic into several sub-topics so the pages will load faster.

     There is an excellent web-site on detective fiction on stamps. It is:
 http://www.trussel.com/detfic/detect.htm#char.

Jeff Dugdale, "Sleuth," JAPOS Bulletin, Whole Nos. 109:2-4 and 110:3-5.