This Listing is for TWO Large (3" x 7.25") Gummed Stickers of James Dean in New York City in 1954.

Mint. No flaws. From a Smoke-free and Pet-free Environment.

 

The U.S. Postal Service issued James Dean gummed stamps in Burbank, CA on June 24, 1996 - the 2nd issuance in the Legends of Hollywood series, commemorating film personalities who made an indelible mark on the American motion picture industry. This portrait of James Dean by artist Michael Deas of New Orleans, LA (from the side bar of the stamps) was based on a photograph taken by Roy Schatt in New York City in 1954. Dean, in the photograph, had a cigarette in his mouth, which was edited out to comply with the USPS policy to never allow smoking to be depicted on any of their stamps.


In a brief but brilliant career, the actor James Dean (1931-1955) quickly became a teen idol because his work spoke for the youth of the 1950s. He starred in only three movies: East of Eden (1954), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and Giant (1955) - with the last two released after his untimely death in a car crash on September 30, 1955, when his stature and mystique grew mythic.


Scott # 3082



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