A rare special stamp featuring late British Actress is to be auctioned today, which is worth to be more than USD 40,000.
In 2001, the government printed 14 million Audrey Hepburn stamps as part of a series featuring movie stars including Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo. The print run was destroyed after Hepburn's son, Sean Ferrer, objected to the cigarette holder dangling from the actress' mouth and refused to grant copyright.
It is beleived that about thirty of these proof copies escaped destruction and has been used for sending letters from Berlin, but only 4 has been identified till date and this is the fifth to surface, as it is thought that the rest may be destroyed along with the covers.
In 2001, the government printed 14 million Audrey Hepburn stamps as part of a series featuring movie stars including Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo. The print run was destroyed after Hepburn's son, Sean Ferrer, objected to the cigarette holder dangling from the actress' mouth and refused to grant copyright.
It is beleived that about thirty of these proof copies escaped destruction and has been used for sending letters from Berlin, but only 4 has been identified till date and this is the fifth to surface, as it is thought that the rest may be destroyed along with the covers.
dear Mansoor,
ReplyDeleteterrific, I have watched few films of Audrey Hepburn do you have the stamp with you?
Raghuram
DNA South Bureau Chief
Mangalore