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Remember, the flag shown is the 15-star Fort McHenry Flag, which is why it may look a bit different from modern flags. Of course, the flag being blurred is the real issue, but the USPS announcement for the stamp indicated that the stamp was taken from a "real" photograph during a windy day. No "photoshop" editing was used. |
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Perhaps a little photoshopping to address the blur would be a good thing. ;) |
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A blurred flag... I could get SO political right now, but shall refrain. In short, shows disrespect for the flag. Otherwise, not a bad looking stamp. |
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The next to the last paragraph (before "Corrections") at this Wall Street Journal article link from 01/09/2014 suggests that Janis Joplin is to be the subject of a commemorative stamp as part of the 2014 Music Icons series: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles...313488891586The article was cited by Linn's Stamp News as the first mention of such a stamp for this year. |
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I haven't heard of any other Music Icon Series stamps (yet). But there are reports on other stamp sites that they have contacted the USPS about the WSJ article recited above with regard to the Janis Joplin stamp and their response was "no comment". I read that as the USPS is not ready to release the stamp information to the public until they're good and ready, and we collectors have to rely on non-traditional sources to get what information falls through the cracks.
Very poor public relations/marketing on the part of the USPS if you ask me. In fact, the new stamp issue announcements for 2014 are actually worse than last year (and last year was a mess!)
In fact, even USPS Facebook hasn't been updated since last Friday and that was only with another of the Harry Potter stamps. Enough already--they should move on to some of these 2014 new issue announcements. (But I suppose that would make too much sense.) |
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Do you know who the other rock stars might be? In addition to Janis Joplin, rumor has it that James Brown may be another name added to the US Music Icon Series for 2014. |
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Back to the Music Icons, late in 2013 there was talk of a stamp for the Beatles (although licensing restrictions could delay that) and Sarah Vaughan (Jazz Singer). Of course, these are just rumors and subject to change. |
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Just announced today is the 2014 Literary Arts Series Stamp featuring Ralph Ellison -- at the 91-cent (3 oz.) first class rate (date and location of issue not yet determined):  Quote:
The 29th stamp in the Literary Arts series honors author Ralph Ellison (1913–1994). With his 1952 novel Invisible Man, a masterpiece of 20th-century fiction, Ellison drew on a wide range of narrative and cultural traditions, shedding vivid light on the African-American experience while setting a new benchmark for all American novelists.
The stamp art is an oil-on-panel painting featuring a portrait of Ellison based on a black-and-white photograph by Ellison's friend Gordon Parks, a renowned staff photographer for Life magazine. The photo appeared on the back of the dust jacket of the first edition of Invisible Man in 1952. The background of the stamp art shows a Harlem street at twilight.
Drawing deeply on European and American literature as well as jazz, the blues, African-American folklore, and popular culture, Invisible Man won the National Book Award in 1953. Ellison's nonfiction writing, especially the 1964 collection Shadow and Act, has also been praised for providing touchstones for black artists who loved American culture but often felt excluded by it.
The artwork for this stamp was created by Kadir Nelson. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp.
Sold in sheets of 20, the 91-cent Ralph Ellison stamp is designed for the First-Class Mail® three-ounce rate. http://uspsstamps.com/stamps/ralph-ellison |
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USPS Facebook has just confirmed today (01/17/2014) that Janis Joplin will definitely be one stamp subject for the 2014 Music Icons Series later this year ... no more details given (yet):  |
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Like Harry Potter, the Beatles would indeed be another thoroughly American group to put on a stamp here! What in the world is wrong with, let's say the Everly Brothers, the Andrews Sisters and so on? Seems to me there is more than enough homegrown talent to put on stamps from now on!
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Petert4522: I agree with you ... I grew up with stamps being something to collect and be proud of as it enhanced the historical and scenic areas of the USA and was something of a learning experience in researching those people and places honored on a stamp. Fast forward to today, however, that's no longer the USPS marketing people's plan. It's all about selling the most stamps and (unfortunately) some of the local (USA) talent aren't as well known as, well, The Beatles! This link below was posted awhile ago (when the Harry Potter Stamps were first released) and is worth re-reading as it documents the USPS position on it's change of focus in selecting stamp subjects: http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...1_story.html |
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