2014 USPS Issues... News? Thoughts? Opinions?

They should put Heston's picture on the back of the stamp. For several reasons.

CanadaStamp, I see you're a real fan of Chuck

I am great fan of Charlton Heston the actor and I really
don't care what his political leanings were.
And I don't own a gun or rifle.

But I do believe that movie stars and entertainers in general
should stay the heck out of politics or saving the seals campaigns
or the rain forest etc. Like who cares what they think.

Then again there was Ronald Reagan who was a pretty bad
actor but not a bad politician.

Think I'll spend a weeks pay on the Heston issue.

USPS: On February 22, 2014, in Mesa, Arizona, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Wedding Cake, 70-cent definitive stamp, in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 587500). The stamp will go on sale nationwide February 22, 2014.
The Wedding Cake issuance, first introduced in 2009 and sold at the two-ounce stamp rate, accommodates the heavier weight of an invitation, as well as other mailings such as oversize cards or small gifts that require extra postage. The stamp art features a photograph taken by Renee\u00B4 Comet of a three-tier wedding cake topped with white flowers. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp. Distribution: Item 587500, 70-cent Wedding Stamp Definitive PSA Pane of 20 Stamps

USPS: On February 18, 2014, in Kansas City, Missouri, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Ralph Ellison 91-cent definitive stamp, in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 116500). The 91-cent value meets the new rate for First-Class Mail® weighing up to three ounces. The stamp will go on sale nationwide February 18, 2014.
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. The stamp art, an oil-on-wood painting by Kadir Nelson, shows Ellison circa 1950; the background shows Harlem at twilight. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp. Photo of Ralph Ellison courtesy of the Gordon Parks Foundation.
Distribution: Item 116500, 91-cent Ralph Ellison Definitive PSA Pane of 20 Stamps.

To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit http://uspsstamps.com.

USPS anounces First-Day-of-Issue Digital Color or Traditional Postmarks.
http://about.usps.com/postal-bullet...info_010.htm

The new 70-cent C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson Stamp has now been revealed on the USPS Stamps website:



http://uspsstamps.com/stamps/c-alfr...%9D-anderson

C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson Nice video to view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHUB...I2bG&index=5
This is really a much waited stamp honoring a true American of a pioneering African-American aviator C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson who played a crucial role during World War II in training the nation's first black military pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen.
USPS: The stamp, the 15th in the Distinguished Americans series, is based on a photograph of Anderson in the 1942 yearbook of the Tuskegee Institute's flight training school in Tuskegee, Alabama. The artist added headgear used by pilots in World War II. The stamp art was created with a combination of acrylic paint, watercolor, and oil.
When Anderson secured his pilot's license in 1932, he was the only African American in the country qualified to serve as a flight instructor or to fly commercially. He then began breaking flight records and inspiring other blacks to become pilots. During World War II, Anderson served as the chief flight instructor of a flying school at Tuskegee Institute. To the Tuskegee Airmen who learned their piloting skills from Anderson, he was affectionately known as "Chief." During the war, the Tuskegee Airmen flew thousands of sorties in the European theater, destroyed more than a hundred German aircraft, and received scores of Distinguished Flying Crosses.
Illustrator Sterling Hundley created an original painting for the stamp, which was designed by art director Phil Jordan.The 70-cent C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson stamp was designed for First-Class Mail® two-ounce rate and is being issued in self-adhesive sheets of 20.

According to Linn's it seems another Batman stamp is being planned for its 75th Anniversary in July 2014:

http://www.linns.com/news/batman.as...tm_campaign=

Some funny Batman and Robin phrases to go with the newly annouced stap are funny because they are truly funny, but some are funny because they are just pathetic, such as Robin's quip, "Holy hole in the donut, Batman."

•Holy Roman Empire, Batman!
•Why is a woman in love like a welder? Because they both carry a torch! - Batman
•Holy atomic pile, Batman! - Robin
•No use, Joker! I knew you'd employ your sneezing powder, so I took an Anti-Allergy Pill! Instead of a sneeze, I've caught you, cold! - Batman
•Holy bill of rights, Batman! - Robin
•Holy priceless collection of Etruscan snoods! - Robin
•Mr. Freeze, give yourself up. We can get help for you... medical help! - Batman
•The opposite of a girl is a boy! - Robin
•You've tripped on one of your tricks this time, Joker! - Robin
•Holey rusted metal, Batman! The ground. It's all metal. It's full of holes. You know, holey. - Robin
•It's Alfred's emergency belt-buckle Bat-call signal! He's in trouble! - Batman
•I hate to disappoint you but my rubber lips are immune to your charms. - Robin
•Holy demolition, Batman! - Robin
•It's sometimes difficult to think clearly when you're strapped to a printing press. - Batman
•The batcomputer is none too frisky today, Batman. - Robin
•Holy strawberries Batman! We're in a jam! - Robin
•Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb - Batman
•The way we get into these scrapes and get out of them, it's almost as though someone was dreaming up these situations; guiding our destiny. - Robin
•Holy air-tight alibi! -Robin
•G-Willikers! Batman! -Robin
•Holy heart failure, Batman! - Robin
•Holy Long John Silver, Batman! - Robin
•It's all a blur. Like a horrible day-mare. - Robin
•You she-devil! Have you short-circuited Batman's brain? - Robin
•An older head can't be put on younger shoulders. - Batman
•Stop fiddling with that atomic pile and come down here! - Batman
•This is torture, at its most bizarre and terrible. - Batman
•If you can't spend it, money's just a lot of worthless paper, isn't it? - Batman
•Holy Kleenex Batman, it was right under our noses and we blew it! - Robin
•Great Merlin's Ghost Batman! -Robin

Note some of the differences in the Star Spangle Banner Issues, the APU has micro "USPS" on flag, the CCL does not. The "2014" dates are noticeably different - the CCL is larger. The CCL has an added "purple color"

Star Spangled Banner issues. APU is on left, CCL on right. Note "2014", "Forever" and ""USA" white print- CCL is slightly larger.

The die cut perforations are also noticeably different.

2014 21 Cent Abraham Lincoln.
Blue imiages are from UV light

2014 34 Cent Hummingbird coil. Bottom imiage UV lighting