A friend told me that only dead people can have their pictures on a stamp in Canada except the Queen? Is this the same in the U.S ? Of course there is no royalty in the U.S. but I'm curious about this
2006-08-29 19:05:56 · 5 answers · asked by montralia 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
In the United States, a person has to be dead for TEN YEARS in order to be honored on a postage stamp. The exception to this is that a person who has served as President of the United States can be honored on a stamp within the year after death.
Living people can be SHOWN on a stamp - for example, the firefighters holding up the flag on the "Heroes of 2001" stamp, as long as the stamp is not directly honoring them.
You can have your own picture put on "vanity postage" while you are still alive - or a picture of your cat or your cute 3-year-old. These labels, good for postage, are technically meters rather than stamps and cost a lot more than government-issue stamps. Go to http://zazzle.com or http://endicia.com or http://www.stamps.com for more details.
2006-08-30 09:17:41 · answer #1 · answered by Maple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the guideline in the US as well that individuals that are still alive are not put on stamps issued by the postal service.
Occasionally a living person is portrayed indirectly in an image or picture used for a stamp. See link below.
2006-08-29 19:08:16 · answer #2 · answered by SFDHSBudget 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in the States one has to be dead.
2006-08-29 20:53:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have mail service in Canada? Oh that's right . . . Dog-Sled Express.
I dunno about that stamp thing though. I guess there can be some exceptions for really renound people that are alive.
2006-08-29 19:08:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
i dont think that is true
2006-08-29 19:08:16 · answer #5 · answered by mami 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋