Dec 13, 2007 12:28 am US/Central
Frank Sinatra Honored With Stamp
BEVERLY HILLS (CBS) ―
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A Frank Sinatra commemorative 41-cent U.S. postage stamp was unveiled on Dec. 12, 2007.
AP
As
his three children, Nancy, Frank Jr. and Tina, looked on in Beverly
Hills, U.S. Postal Service officials unveiled Wednesday the design of a
stamp featuring Frank Sinatra. The stamp, designed by Mill Valley
artist Kazuhiko Sano, is based on a 1950s photograph of the
entertainment icon wearing his trademark fedora and showcasing his
cobalt blue eyes. It also includes Sinatra's autograph.
The
unveiling coincided with what would have been Sinatra's 92nd birthday.
The singer, dubbed "Ol' Blue Eyes," died in 1998. "Our father loved
this country," the family said in a statement. "This would have been
one of his happiest days."
Postal officials said 120 million first-class Sinatra stamps will be printed. The stamp will be issued next spring.
"The
Postal Service is proud to honor the achievements of this extraordinary
entertainer," Michael Daley, Postal Service vice president of pacific
area operations, said.
In a career spanning 50
years, Sinatra won 11 Grammy Awards and numerous other accolades. In
1954, he won an Academy Award for best supporting actor for "From Here
to Eternity" and was nominated for best actor two years later for "The
Man with the Golden Arm."
He was recognized at
the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983. The post office in his native
Hoboken, N.J., was renamed in his honor in 2002.
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