The Postal Service will issue a 37-cent, Greta Garbo commemorative stamp (Item 458400) in one design, on September 23, 2005, in New York, New York, and Stockholm, Sweden. The stamp designed by Carl T. Herrman, of Carlsbad, California, goes on sale nationwide September 24, 2005.
The U.S. Postal Service® joins Sweden Post in this stamp issuance commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary film actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990), who was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
Greta Garbo became one of the greatest stars of the silver screen. Transitioning from silent films to the sound movies of Hollywood, Garbo captivated audiences with her seductive voice, which enhanced the acting style and beauty that made her a legend.
Sweden Post called on engraver Piotr Naszarkowski to incise a likeness of Greta Garbo from a black-and-white image made by portrait photographer Clarence Sinclair Bull during the filming of "As You Desire Me" (1932).
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