LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - The U.S. Postal Service unveiled the design of a new commemorative stamp celebrating the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ted Geisel, known around the world as Dr. Seuss.
The Theodor Seuss Geisel stamp will be issued March 2, 2004, in La Jolla, Calif., as part of the "Seussentennial: A Century of Imagination," a yearlong celebration honoring his life and legacy on what would've been his 100th birthday. "Although sometimes taken for granted, stamps play an important role in celebrating our country's heritage. And that's why, today, we are so pleased to announce a new stamp honoring international icon and local hero Ted Geisel," says Jon Steele, vice president of the Postal Service's Northeast Area. Joining Steele at the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden for the unveiling ceremony were Audrey Geisel, Theodor Geisel's wife; Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.); Joseph Carvalho, president and executive director, Springfield Library and Museum; and Michael Albano, mayor of Springfield. Entertaining the enthusiastic crowd of Dr. Seuss fans and stamp collectors were the "Seuss Singers," a 40-member youth vocalist group. Many consider "The Cat in the Hat" his most innovative book. The book, published in 1957, has been made into a motion picture starring Mike Myers and will be released this Thanksgiving. "Children want the same things we want," Geisel once said, "To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted." The stamp features a color photograph of Geisel taken in Dallas, Texas, in 1987. In the stamp design, Geisel is surrounded by his illustrations of six characters from his books. ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
