Dec 12, 2007 1:20 pm US/Pacific
Ol' Blue Eyes Honored With Own Stamp
The Unveiling Coincided With What Would Have Been Sinatra's 92nd Birthday
BEVERLY HILLS (CBS) ―
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Frank Sinatra's stamp was unveiled Wednesday by the U.S. Postal Service.
CBS
As his three children, Nancy, Frank Jr. and Tina, looked on in Beverly Hills, U.S. Postal Service officials unveiled Wednesday the design of a stamp featuring Frank Sinatra. The stamp, designed by Mill Valley artist Kazuhiko Sano, is based on a 1950s photograph of the entertainment icon wearing his trademark fedora and showcasing his cobalt blue eyes. It also includes Sinatra's autograph.
The unveiling coincided with what would have been Sinatra's 92nd birthday. The singer, dubbed "Ol' Blue Eyes," died in 1998. "Our father loved this country," the family said in a statement. "This would have been one of his happiest days."
Postal officials said 120 million first-class Sinatra stamps will be printed. The stamp will be issued next spring.
"The Postal Service is proud to honor the achievements of this extraordinary entertainer," Michael Daley, Postal Service vice president of pacific area operations, said.
In a career spanning 50 years, Sinatra won 11 Grammy Awards and numerous other accolades. In 1954, he won an Academy Award for best supporting actor for "From Here to Eternity" and was nominated for best actor two years later for "The Man with the Golden Arm."
He was recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983. The post office in his native Hoboken, N.J., was renamed in his honor in 2002.
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