Ladies and Gentlemen, that is one beautiful stamp to put on a black envelope. I mean, uh, Ladies and Gentlement, Mr. Johnny Cash! This stamp is being released today.
From Beyond the Perf:
The stamp features a photograph taken by Frank Bez during the photo session for Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash (1963). In the photo, Cash stares out at the viewer through a veil of shadow, his brooding expression fitting for an artist known to so many people simply as “the Man in Black.” The stamp sheet evokes the appearance of a vintage 45 rpm record sleeve. One side of the sheet includes the stamps and the image of a sliver of a record seeming to peek out the top of the sleeve. A larger version of the photograph featured on the stamp and the logo for the Music Icons series appear on the reverse side.
There's also a fancy first day cancellation in black (obviously) and one in color.
Off to buy new stamps and black envelopes,
Donovan
He is so hot, even on a stamp.
Posted by: Cynthia | June 05, 2013 at 12:16 PM
I've been waiting for this release! Looking forward to using these :)
Posted by: Cindy | June 05, 2013 at 05:40 PM
I bought these on Wednesday. The cashier said "isn't he CUTE?!".
Posted by: Elizabeth | June 10, 2013 at 12:35 PM