Sinatra gets the stamp of approval from US Postal Service

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BEVERLY HILLS (AFP) — Frank Sinatra's blue eyes will stare out from a commemorative postage stamp to be issued 10 years after the legendary crooner's death, US Postal Service officials said Wednesday.

Sinatra's children -- Nancy, Frank Jr. and Tina -- attended a ceremony to unveil the design of the stamp here Wednesday that shows the beloved singer wearing his trademark fedora.

The design will be issued next spring on 120 million first-class stamps, officials said at the unveiling, which coincided with what would have been Sinatra's 92nd birthday.

"Our father loved this country. This would have been one of his happiest days," Sinatra's children said in a statement.

Sinatra was one of the 20th century's biggest entertainment icons, famous for a...