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“Ol' Blue Eyes” Gets Stamp Of Approval

On Tuesday, May 13, the United States Postal Service's Frank Sinatra commemorative stamp went on sale at post offices nationwide. The new 42-cent stamp arrived the same day as a new CD from the legendary performer, Nothing But The Best, featuring 22 essential classics from The Chairman Of The Board, including “Come Fly With Me,” “Strangers In The Night,” “My Way,” and a previously unheard version of “Body And Soul.”

A beloved entertainer for six decades, Frank Sinatra earned three Oscars, two Golden Globes, 10 personal Grammys (and a total of 21 including those for his albums), an Emmy, a Cecile B. DeMille Award, a Peabody, the Presidential Medal of Honor, and the Congressional Gold Medal (Congress's highest civilian award). He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1915, and in 2002 the city's post office was renamed in his honor. Sinatra died in Los Angeles ten years ago this month.

Day-Of-Issue stamp ceremonies took place in New York City, Las Vegas, and Hoboken. Pictured at Gotham Hall's Grand Ballroom in New York City are (left to right): Frank's daughter Nancy Sinatra, his son Frank Sinatra Jr., his granddaughter A.J. Lambert (Nancy's daughter), Chairman of the USPS' Board of Governors Alan C. Kessler, and United States Representative Jose E. Serrano from New York's 16th District (who as a child had learned to speak English by listening to Frank Sinatra records).

Photo taken by Daniel Afzal, USPS.