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2007 postage stamps to feature kisses, birds & bees, singer, actor, more |
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Written by asap
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Thursday, 26 October 2006 |
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 Immortalized on the big screen, actor James Stewart will now be featured on a stamp.
Stewart, who took time out to become a decorated hero in World War II, appeared in more than 80 movies including starring roles in "It's a Wonderful Life," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and "Harvey."
He will be highlighted on one of the Postal Service's new commemorative 13th Legends of Hollywood stamp in 2007.
OTHER HONOREES
 Black Heritage series: Ella Fitzgerald, widely known as the first lady of song for her great vocal range, flexibility and the joy and excitement she brought to music.
- A Love stamp will mark Valentine's Day. This year it features the famed Hershey's kiss candy, introduced in 1907 and still popular.
- There will be special wedding stamps decorated with heart-shaped vines.
- The centennial of Oklahoma's statehood, featuring a painting of a sunrise over the Cimarron River. Oklahoma became the 46th state Nov. 16, 1907.
- The International Polar Year 2007-2008 features stamps of the aurora borealis — the northern lights — and their southern counterpart, the aurora australis. These stamps will be issued in two denominations, one at the first-class rate and the second at the rate for international mail.
- Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow becomes the 23rd person honored in the Literary Arts series.
- Is it 400 years already? The 1607 establishment of America's first permanent English settlement in Jamestown, Va., will be commemorated.
- The Alpine Tundra will be displayed in a 24-stamp set displaying a variety of plant and animal species.
- Five Pacific lighthouses will be honored: Diamond Head Light in Hawaii, Five Finger Light in Alaska, Grays Harbor Light in Washington, Umpqua River Light in Oregon and St. George Reef Light in Northern California.
- Ten Marvel super heroes will be on display. They are Captain America, Elektra, Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Sub-Mariner, The Incredible Hulk, The Thing and Wolverine.
- Artist Louis Comfort Tiffany.
- Four vintage mahogany speedboats — a 1915 Hutchinson Brothers launch, a 1931 Gar Wood triple cockpit runabout, a 1939 Hacker-Craft, and a 1954 Chris-Craft Racing Runabout.
- The art of magic stamps featuring Disney characters Dumbo and Timothy Mouse, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, Mickey Mouse as "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," and Aladdin and Genie.
- A commemorative calling attention to the importance of jury duty.
- The 60th anniversary of the Mendez v. Westminster School District ruling saying school districts could not segregate on the basis of national origin.
- Holiday knits, including a deer a snow-dappled evergreen tree, a snowman sporting a top hat and a teddy bear.
- "The Madonna of the Carnation," by Italian Renaissance painter Bernardino Luini.
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