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MUMBAI:
The US Postal Service and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing
and Merchandising have announced that the show The Simpsons
will be commemorated on 44-cent First-Class Mail stamps in
2009.
Featuring the show's characters Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and
Maggie Simpson, the stamps have been personally designed by
Simpsons creator and executive producer, Matt Groening. Winner
of 24 Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award and a multitude of other
accolades, this series featuring the five family members is
currently the longest-running primetime comedy in television
history and is celebrating its 20th anniversary throughout
2009, which will culminate on 14 January, 2010.
A
sneak peek of the show's stamps will be made available on
9 April on www.usps.com. At that time, the Postal Service
will announce the date the stamps go on sale and how to pre-order
stamps.
The
Postal Service receives about 50,000 stamp suggestions per
year, yet only about 20 topics make the cut for circulation.
Fox
Licensing and Merchandising executive VP Elie Dekel says,
"This has been a dream for Fox and The Simpsons creative
teams for some time and we are very proud to have been granted
this honor. The timing couldn't be better as we celebrate
the 20th anniversary of the show."
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