Andy Pastuszak
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Feb 21, 2014 14:43:19 GMT
www.theverge.com/2014/2/20/5431460/steve-jobs-will-appear-on-a-us-postage-stamp-in-2015From the article "Many of his creations reduced the need to send physical mail, but late Apple founder Steve Jobs will still get a fitting tribute from the US Postal Service: his likeness will appear on a postage stamp beginning in 2015, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post. Other deceased icons receiving their own stamps that year include Elvis Presley and famed Tonight Show host Johnny Carson. Since 1957, US postage stamp subjects have been selected by an advisory committee of ordinary citizens, who look for suggestions that are "contemporary, timely, relevant, interesting and educational." Any member of the public can nominate someone to appear on a postage stamp, and the committee reviews all suggestions. Clearly, the late Apple CEO fit the bill."
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Post by tomiseksj on Feb 22, 2014 1:26:51 GMT
Here is the Citizen's Advisory Committee list:
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Feb 22, 2014 2:50:15 GMT
I thought you had to be dead 5 years before you could be put on a postage stamp?
It really is a shame Steve Jobs passed away. He had a very treatable form of cancer, and chose to go against medical advice and try a holistic approach. Such is life.
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Post by tomiseksj on Feb 22, 2014 3:33:52 GMT
I thought you had to be dead 5 years before you could be put on a postage stamp? It really is a shame Steve Jobs passed away. He had a very treatable form of cancer, and chose to go against medical advice and try a holistic approach. Such is life. Here are the current criteria:
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Post by TinMan on Feb 23, 2014 11:13:11 GMT
Question Andy or anyone. "Stamp subject selection criteria" #9 How did they get around this critique when they have created a stamp representing the "Titanic" ? And the subject is suppose to be dead but now we find recently they printed stamps with some people still alive. Last year I think but I don't remember who or what the stamp was now. That the Titanic was surely was a disaster. So it appears that the list are suggestions but not requirements.
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Post by Cal on Feb 23, 2014 12:44:05 GMT
Question Andy or anyone. "Stamp subject selection criteria" #9 How did they get around this critique when they have created a stamp representing the "Titanic" ? And the subject is suppose to be dead but now we find recently they printed stamps with some people still alive. Last year I think but I don't remember who or what the stamp was now. That the Titanic was surely was a disaster. So it appears that the list are suggestions but not requirements. Stamps commemorating an event which incidentally show a living person don't count as depicting a living person. Examples are Moon Landing, Harry Potter Movies, etc. Titanic stamp? Maybe in Canada! US had only a pictorial cancel that I can recall. That said, they still treat all rules as flexible.
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Post by TinMan on Feb 23, 2014 20:50:11 GMT
Cal Scott # 3191 Is a U.S. stamp Commemorating the Titanic and it's found in the 1990's Celebrate the Centuries Series. So like you said they treat all their rules as flexible and do what ever suits themselves. The stamp last year I think it was had one or two living persons on it amongst a group of four or five people. There was a big stink raised about it.
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Post by canadianphilatelist on Dec 15, 2014 17:27:58 GMT
Another Elvis stamp? *sigh*
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Post by Mick on Dec 16, 2014 2:42:20 GMT
I'm looking forward to seeing which Science Fiction writers get chosen.
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Post by Ryan on Jan 8, 2015 9:25:46 GMT
I'm looking forward to seeing which Science Fiction writers get chosen. Any guesses? Stamp sheets are small nowadays, often only 10 stamps per pane which makes 5 duplicated subjects a common format. Here's my guess: Edgar Rice Burroughs Issac Asimov Ray Bradbury Robert A. Heinlein Philip K. Dick? or Frank Herbert? Fame & glory would vote for Herbert, critical acclaim would vote for Dick Arthur C. Clarke, HG Wells, Jules Verne would all fit the bill as being among the greats but they weren't Americans, so I doubt they'll feature. Ursula K. Le Guin is still alive, so is William Gibson (and he's kind of half-Canadian anyway). Ryan
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Post by Mick on Jan 9, 2015 2:02:00 GMT
I'd say that those are all really good guesses. I would especially like to see a Philip K. Dick stamp. That would rock.
I would also dearly like to see H.P. Lovecraft, but he would not exactly pass a political correctness test. Heinlein might be thrown out for similar reasons, he being a bit further to the right than current polite sensibilities.
The ones I may add to your list are Alfred Bester (long shot), Poul Anderson (ditto), either Leigh Brackett or Octavia Butler or "James Tiptree, Jr" (got to have at least one woman in the list. I would love it to be Tiptree - her work is amazing.), Hugo Gernsback (another long shot, but he did a lot for the field), and AE Van Vogt.
But overall I think that all the ones you mentioned are more likely than any of the above.
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Post by Ryan on Jan 9, 2015 6:11:47 GMT
My out-of-the-box idea was Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. - most of his earliest stuff is science fiction. He certainly has the fame and success necessary to be a stamp subject, but he isn't identified as a science fiction author too often.
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Jan 11, 2015 5:22:15 GMT
You could go seriously old school sci-fi and go with Jules Verne. Another good choice may be Arthur C Clarke. A lot of modern day inventions such as geosynchronous satellites and microwave ovens came out of his books.
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