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Would You Pay Over $40 Grand for an Audrey Hepburn Stamp?
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I get some movie fan extravagance. Who wouldn't want an iconic piece of memorabilia from their favorite star, especially if that star has passed away? But $42,000+ for an 8-year-old stamp? Canoe reports that another Audrey Hepburn stamp is getting auctioned, and the bidding starts at $42k. Why so much for such a young stamp?
See, the German government printed millions of these stamps in 2001, as part of a series featuring stars like Chaplin, Monroe, and Garbo. But since the image is of Hepburn smoking, it hit too close to home. Her son didn't like it and refused to allow copyright. (The actress died of colon cancer in 1993.) The stamps were destroyed, but some had already been delivered to the Deutsche Post, where some of these proofs were stolen by an unknown employee who used them to send mail. I guess he/she didn't think about how rare and desired they'd be. All these years later, only 5 have surfaced, and they're hot commodities. In fact, one sold for $75,000 in 2005.
I always find these sort of auctions to be the most strange and interesting. There's no direct link to the subject of the stamp -- it's not hers. She's not doing something surprising in the image -- there are lots of pictures of Hepburn smoking. It's not from a time when she was alive. It's not a miniscule investment that could become worth a bunch years down the line. Yet collectors are dying for it; fandom and collecting knows no bounds.
How far does (or would, if you were rich) your collecting fandom stretch? Far enough to buy a stamp worth more than a car?
USPS honors McDaniel
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Though Hattie
McDaniel played nearly 100 roles over the course of her 20-year film career, her will always be linked with Mammy,
the maid she played in Gone with the
Wind. Not only was the role a major one in one of the most popular Hollywood pictures of all time, but it won
McDaniel the best supporting actress Oscar - she was the first African-American to even be nominated for the award, let
alone to take one home.McDaniel died in over 50 years ago, but her star has not faded. In fact, this year has brought her more attention than ever: she is the subject of a well-received new biography and, yesterday, the US Postal Service unveiled a new stamp in their Black Heritage series that bears her image. The stamp goes on sale nation-wide today and, since our Cary Grant stamps are no longer enough to get a letter through the damn mail, it's the prefect time to go down to the post office and stock up on Hattie.
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