Object Details
Description
On September 10, 2009, in Los Angeles, California, the Postal Service issued a 44-cent Gary Cooper commemorative stamp. Designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia, the stamp is the 15th issuance in the Legends of Hollywood series.
For decades, Gary Cooper (1901-1961), a popular leading man from Hollywood's "Golden Age," was the all-American hero whose believable performances and strong, silent appeal brought him a lifetime of fame.
Phil Jordan designed the stamp using a portrait by artist Kazuhiko Sano of Mill Valley, California, based on a black and white photograph of Gary Cooper taken by George Hurrell, circa 1940. The selvage art, based on a still from the movie "High Noon," depicts Gary Cooper in his Academy Award-winning role as the courageous Marshall Will Kane.
Avery Dennison produced 40 million stamps in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of twenty stamps using the gravure process.
Reference: Postal Bulletin (July 30, 2009)
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Credit line
High Noon © 2008 Melange Pictures, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Gary Cooper licensed by 7 Bar 9 LLC., New York, New York. Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Date
September 10, 2009
Object number
2009.2029.650
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink / photogravure
Place
California
United States of America
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Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
Stars of Stage & Screen
U.S. Stamps
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_2009.2029.650