Living people on U.S. stamps: Who would you choose?

AP via Seattle Times ^ | September 26, 2011 | HOPE YEN and STACY A. ANDERSON

[Slings and Arrows]

WASHINGTON —

Who would you put on a stamp? Charlie Sheen? Lady Gaga? Yourself?

Hoping to boost sagging revenue, the U.S. Postal Service on Monday abandoned its longstanding rule that stamps cannot feature people who are still alive and is asking the public for suggestions.

[Travis McGee]

Dear Leader, of course!

[Eye of Unk]

I hope a lot of conservatives take the initiative and have some Sarah Palin stamps made, just for show and in no means a legal postage stamp, just something like pepper in the eyes for the crony capitalists and liberal elites.

But she will have her own postage stamp I believe.

[NonValueAdded]

SeeBS (don’t ask, she wants to watch it and I must endure) this AM had several suggestions: Warren Buffett, Barack Obama, and Barbara Streisand. They were gushing over the prospects. I’m going to buy a “return to sender” inkstamp.

[Slings and Arrows]

Keith Richards looks healthier.

[Slings and Arrows]

Bless you.

[Eye of Unk]

Fox just showed a Sarah Palin postal stamp, I bet there is still an echo across America of heads exploding!

[Tainan]

I'll nominate 2 individuals:

Gary Ivan Gordon, Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
and
Randall David Shughart, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army

RLTW

[JRios1968]

[Lazamataz]

Yes.

[Errant]

I think you may have just saved the US Postal Service!

[Errant]

Gesundheit!

[AD from SpringBay]

The technology is available to allow people to put their own faces on stamps. It would be fairly easy to uplode an imagine of ones-self, or anything else for that matter, and then hit the ‘order stamps’ button. They could arrive in the mail the next day. Vanity stamps could be sold for a little extra, thereby saving the Post Office. And you’re welcome...

[Daffynition]

Taxidermy fail.

[Leep]

Snoop Doggie Dog and other rappers.
“Let me hear you say ho!” commemorative series.

[Hessian]

I would have no issues with sponsored stamps. If companies played it right, they could feature retro logos as an exploration of the history of their company or the art of marketing. Heck, why not offer a nickle discount for a sponsored stamp....

NASCAR sponsors? NFL helmets? New fall TV shows? New movie releases? I don’t care.

[count-your-change]

Indeed. The post office needs money and this would be a way to raise some cash.
But no matter what the post office is going to have to find some way to deliver mail without tons of paper except for those willing to pay the full cost of its delivery.

[mc5cents]

With todays computer technology, it should be possible for anybody to make their own custom stamps.

Here ya go. Knock yourself out.

[Cyber Liberty]

You can have stamps custom made with any picture you like (can’t be offensive).

[Slings and Arrows]

I knew it!!!

[Zman516]

Chuck Yeager

Bob Hoover