Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Excited About These New Stamps

Tomorrow, May 23rd, the United States Postal Service will be making available four beautiful new stamps.  The "Great Film Directors" stamp series features portraits of John Ford, Frank Capra, Billy Wilder, and John Huston, with each director's face flanked by a scene from one of his iconic works.  (The Searchers for Ford, It Happened One Night for Capra, Some Like It Hot for Wilder, and The Maltese Falcon for Huston).


Should your post office not have these stamps on hand, they can be ordered directly from the postal service's website (HERE).   "Forever stamps," they will be sold in sheets of 20 (5 of each design) at the current postage rate of .45 per stamp.

You can bet I'll be buying them...and finding many reasons to send a card with one of those fabulous directors' faces affixed to the upper right-hand corner of my envelope.  
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12 comments:

  1. Another reason to support the post office! Although hard pressed to name current film directors, I know those four well.

    Best,
    Bonnie

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    1. Oh, Bonnie, I'm with you there. With the exception of Spielberg, Eastwood, and Scorcese, I don't know any current film directors either. And even though I know their names, I don't necessarily know what films they've made!

      By the way, I made the Florentine breakfast casserole for dinner last night. It was delicious!

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  2. Ooohhh, I'm glad I popped in for just a moment! I'll definitely buy those....some to use and some to keep!! Thanks, Patti!

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  3. Definitely want the Wilder and Huston ones!

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    1. I'm a huge Billy Wilder fan too.

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  4. I don't know if I've told you but I am a postal worker here in the U.K. and you can be sure I'll be keeping my eyes open for these stamps.
    They're lovely designs, especially for Ford and Huston.

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    1. Paul, I had no idea you could buy US postage stamps in the UK. Who would have thought that? You have mentioned watching John Ford films with your dad, so I'm sure his stamp will be your favorite. Special memories associated with that man.

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  5. I will driving by the post office later today.. I will stop in and see if they have them.. Thank you Patti, for letting us know..

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    1. Oh, you're welcome, Dawn. Glad to be of service!

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  6. These are lovely Patti! Make sure you save some for yourself, they look like keepers:)

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    1. My son was into stamp collecting when he was about 10-13, so he has alot of really cool stamps, including the Hollywood Legends James Cagney stamp. Though I myself have never been a stamp collector, I do still have a sheet of Gary Cooper stamps, which I intend to never use.

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