Thursday, April 05, 2007

Stewart's Stamp

I was just looking into the stamp rate increase and discovered the USPS is issuing a James Stewart stamp in July as part of their Legends of Hollywood series. USPS.com reports: The stamp is a portrait of Stewart based on a publicity photograph for The Stratton Story. The painting on the selvage shows Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, the 1939 film for which he received his first Academy Award® nomination for "best actor."

The one on the right is my "concept"