USPS Joins 'Mockingbird' Celebration

The U.S. Postal Service has news to deliver to all “Mockingbird” fans:  A pictorial cancellation and cachet commemorating the 50th anniversary of the classic film, "To Kill a Mockingbird," will be available at the Monroe CountyHeritage Museum in Alabama on Friday, April 13, 2012.  

The Postal Service commissioned globally-renowned fine artist Nicolosi designed the pictorial cancellation and the commemorative cachet envelope.  Commemorative cachet envelopes with a cancelled stamp will sell at $40 each and will be signed by Nicolosi at the event.  While supplies last, commemorative cachet envelopes will be available through the museum’s website at www.tokillamockingbird.com.  
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the film starring Gregory Peck, who was featured as Atticus Finch in the “Legends of Hollywood” stamp series.  “To Kill a Mockingbird” is set in Monroeville, where Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee grew up just a few blocks from the old courthouse. Today, thousands of Mockingbird fans come to Monroeville each year.  Informative exhibits about Harper Lee and her childhood friend, Truman Capote, guide visitors to the famous courtroom, restored as it was in the 1930s.