Saturday, September 27, 2008

Bette Davis


This is a pane of 20 42–cent Bette Davis commemorative stamps.

On September 18, 2008, at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, the Postal Service™ issued a 42–cent Bette Davis commemorative stamp, designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona.

With the issuance of this 14th stamp in the Legends of Hollywood series, artist Michael J. Deas of New Orleans, Louisiana, based his painting for the stamp on a black and white still of Bette Davis made during the filming of “All About Eve” (1950), in which Davis brilliantly portrayed aging Broadway star Margo Channing.

Friday, September 26, 2008

The Art of Disney

On August 7, 2008, at Disneyland Resort, in Anaheim, California 92803, the Postal Service™ issued 42–cent The Art of Disney: Imagination commemorative stamps in four designs.

The stamps were designed by David Pacheco of Burbank, California. The four stamps feature Mickey Mouse as Steamboat Willie; Princess Aurora and her helpers Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty; Pongo and one of his pups from 101 Dalmatians; and Mowgli and Baloo from The Jungle Book.

This is the fifth stamp pane honoring the art of Disney to be issued by the Postal Service. The first, issued in 2004, was on the theme of Friendship. The second, issued in 2005, focused on Celebrations. The third, issued in 2006 was on Romance and the fourth, issued in 2007, was Magic.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Latin Jazz


Latin Jazz, designed by San Francisco artist Michael Bartalos, is the first commemorative stamp to celebrate that vibrant style of jazz mixed with musical traditions from Africa, Europe and the Americas.

The new stamp premiered on September 8, 2008 so it would be readily available during Hispanic Heritage Month September 15-October 15.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Cincinnati Bengals to wear The Number

This list does not include preseason or exhibition games. A second number after the player's name indicates that he also wore that number at some point during his career.

Warren McVea 1968
Boobie Clark (35) 1974-78
Mike Fuller 1981-82
Clay Pickering 1984-85
Rob Niehoff 1987
Eric Ball 1989-94
Lawrence Wright 1997, 99
Chris Carter 2000-01
LaVar Glover 2002
Anthony Mitchell 2004-06
Chris Crocker 2008