Jun 5, 2007 2:18 pm US/Pacific
Proposed Stamp Would Honor Late Mayor Tom Bradley
TORRANCE, Calif. (CBS) ―
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A new rule went into effect this year allowing commemorative stamps to be issued five years after a subject's death instead of 10 years.
AP
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed Tuesday to support efforts to issue a postage stamp honoring Tom Bradley, Los Angeles' first black mayor.
The federal Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee is considering whether to place Bradley's image on a stamp. The committee selects 20 to 30 subjects for commemorative stamps from a list of about 50,000 suggestions a year.
Bradley was mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993. He is credited with boosting international trade and overseeing the city's hosting of the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Born in Calvert, Texas, the son of a sharecropper and grandson of former slaves, Bradley graduated from Poly High School and attended UCLA, where he ran track. He became a lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police Department, making him the highest-ranking black member of the force at the time.
Bradley was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 1963, serving for 10 years. He ran for mayor in 1969, finishing first in the primary, but he eventually lost to incumbent Sam Yorty in the runoff. Four years later, Bradley unseated Yorty.
Bradley died Sept. 29, 1998, of a heart attack at the age of 81.
A new rule went into effect this year allowing commemorative stamps to be issued five years after the subject's death instead of 10 years.
It typically takes three years for a commemorative stamp to be issued and potential subjects must stand the test of time and have broad national interest, according to the U.S. Postal Service.
The Los Angeles City Council voted in February to support a postage stamp honoring the late mayor.
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