The United States Postal Service has issued a Katharine Hepburn commemorative stamp. The USPS began selling it on May 12th. Said Postmaster General John E. Potter:
"Katharine Hepburn will be remembered for generations, for both her
unparalleled acting ability and being a role model for women who chose to live life on their own terms.”
Here's a list of over a dozen stars in their Legends of Hollywood Series :
- Marilyn Monroe (1995)
- James Dean(1996)
- Humphrey Bogart (1997)
- Alfred Hitchcock (1998)
- James Cagney(1999)
- Edward G Robinson (2000)
- Lucille Ball (2001)
- Cary Grant (2002)
- Audrey Hepburn (2003)
- John Wayne (2004)
- Henry Fonda (2005)
- Judy Garland(2006)
- James Stewart (2007)
- Bette Davis (2008)
- Gary Cooper (2009)
- Katharine Hepburn (2010)
- Gregory Peck (2011)
- Charlton Heston (2014)
Update:
- Gregory Peck was added to the series in April 2011, according to this USPS bulletin: http://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2011/pb22307/html/info_009.htm
- The USPS is now accepting suggestions for living persons to be honored on a stamp. See this blog post: http://javabeanrush.blogspot.com/2011/09/finally-chance-to-lick-kirk-douglas.html
Update March 2014:
- Charleton Heston will be added to the series in April 2014 at the TCM Film Festival.
- USPS notice is here: http://uspsstamps.com/stamps/charlton-heston
- TCM announcement is here: http://turner.tekgroup.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6657&
Very nice!
ReplyDeleteYes it is, Tom. :)
ReplyDeleteI feel compelled to buy a sheet of these stamps, but I'd just forget about them in some closet, so...
Anyway, thanks for dropping by.
really? No use? I still send out alot of notes and letters, so I bought several sheets and I'll use up a bunch, and save one sheet. I might frame it together with some of the other sheets I hve then hang it on the wall where I could at it
ReplyDeleteI would feel guilty (!) using a collector's item and I'd never get around to framing them, hence the reason I seldom buy the stamps. It's really a shame. :)
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