Finally! Sinatra gets his own stamp!
Today would’ve been Frank Sinatra’s 92nd birthday.
The US Postal Service is honoring him (finally) with a stamp which will be unveiled sometime later today. (The image on the left is not necessarily the image to be used on the stamp, however it’s a photo from the same time period (’50s) as the supposed image on the new stamp.)
“On behalf of our family, we are honored that the United States Postal Service has recognized our Dad’s achievements with a stamp,” said Tina Sinatra, in a statement, on behalf of her siblings, Nancy and Frank Sinatra, Jr. “Of all the awards he has received, this one would have been very special to him.”
The design of the stamp will be released next Wednesday when a 10-foot image of the stamp is unveiled in Beverly Hills, Calif. Sinatra’s three children will attend.
The stamp design is a vertical format, and shows Sinatra in the mid-1950s.
“It’s a wonderful portrait by an artist who we’ve used before, Kazuhiko Sano, and I think people will be very happy with Ol’ Blue Eyes,” David E. Failor, USPS said. – CBS News
I can’t wait to see it! I used to be a stamp collector when I was a young kid. I have a sheet of Audrey Hepburn stamps that I bought for collector’s value some years ago, too. I’m SO ANXIOUS to get my hands on a sheet of Sinatra stamps!
The stamp will come into full circulation in spring 2008, likely around the anniversary of his passing in May.
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