How Much Did Marilyn Monroe*s Estate Earn From Her Stamp, and Other
Stories
by Michael Ravnitzky
You can request from the United States Postal Service
FOR ANY U.S. POSTAGE STAMP:
- THE MARKETING PLAN for any commemorative stamp
- THE PUBLICITY AGREEMENT/CONTRACT for any commemorative stamp
featuring either an individual [such as Elvis Presley or James Dean or
Marilyn Monroe] for which the person*s estate must agree to the use of
the likeness, or a trademark or copyrighted character or entity for
which permissions must be obtained.
- THE PERMISSIONS AGREEMENT/CONTRACT for any commemorative stamp for
which permission must be granted
- THE LICENSING AGREEMENT/CONTRACT for any commemorative stamp which
describes disposition of royalties from licensed properties, souvenirs,
use on clothing and other items, etc.
- THE ACCOUNTING STATEMENT FOR THE LICENSING ROYALTIES for any
commemorative stamp for which a licensing agreement was signed.
Below I have selected a few of the stamps over the past few years that
would likely have interesting publicity agreements, licensing
agreements, marketing plans, etc.
Simply write to:
United States Postal Service
Attn: Administration and FOIA Office
475 L Enfant Plaza Southwest
Washington, DC 20260-5202
FAX: 202-268-2605
mentioning the Freedom of Information Act, ask for the specific
records you are interested in as described above. Bear in mind that the
Stamp Marketing Office has been just terrible, one of the worst with
regard to how it responds to FOIA requests.
Here is a list to choose
from:
1999
- Ayn Rand
- Daffy Duck
- Great Trains Series
- Lunt and Fontaine
- James Cagney
- Broadway Songwriters - Gershwin, Lerner/Loewe, Hart, Rogers/Hammerstein,
- Willson, Loesser
- Hollywood Composers Series - Steiner, Tiomkin, Hermann, Waxman, Newman,
- Korngold
- Extreme Sports Series
- Prostate Cancer Awareness
- Irish Immigration
- Arctic Animals
- Insects and Spiders
1998
- Madam C.J. Walker
- Celebrate the Century Stamp Series
- Alexander Calder
- Sylvester and Tweety Bird
- Folk Musicians Series - Leadbelly, Guthrie, etc.
- Gospel Singers Series - Mahalia Jackson, etc.
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Breast Cancer Research
- Four Centuries of American Art
1997
- Legendary Football Coaches - Lombardi, Bryant, Halas, Warner
- Humphrey Bogart
- Classic Movie Monsters - Karloff, Chaney, Lugosi, etc.
- First Supersonic Flight
1996
- Atlanta 1996 Centennial Olympic Games
- James Dean
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Big Band Leaders - Basic, Dorsey Bros., Miller, Goodman
- Songwriters - Arlen, Mercer, Fields, Carmichael
- Bugs Bunny
- World of Dinosaurs
- Jacqueline Cochran
1995
- Marilyn Monroe
- Civil War Sheet
- World At War - Victory at Last 1945
- Legends of American Music - Armstrong, Morton, Blake, Mingus, Coltrane
- Comic Strip Classics - Blondie, Flash Gordon, Dick Tracy, Little Orphan
- Annie, Brenda Starr, Lil Abner, Terry and the Pirates, Prince Valient,
- Rube Goldberg
- Popular Singers - Jolson, Crosby, Waters, Cole, Merman
- Richard Nixon
- POW/MIA Stamp
1994
- World at War - Road to Victory 1944
- Norman Rockwell
- Legends of the West
- Jazz and Blues Singers - Muddy Waters, Holiday, Johnson, etc.
1993
- Grace Kelly
- World at War - Turning the Tide 1943
- Broadway Musicals - incl Show Boat, Porgy & Bess, My Fair Lady
- Little House on the Prairie
- AIDS Awareness
- Stars of the Silent Screen - Valentino, Chaplin, Keaton, Chaney, Lloyd
- Elvis Presley
- Oklahoma!
- Hand Williams
- Bill Haley
- Clyde McPhatter
- Richie Valens
- Otis Redding
- Dyna Washington
- Buddy Holley
1992
- World at War - Into the Battle 1942
1991
- Comedians - Laurel/Hardy, Bergen/McCarthy, Benny, Brice, Abbott/Costello
- Basketball
- World at War - 1941
1990
- Classic Films - GWTW, Wizard of Oz, Beau Geste, Stagecoach
1987
1986
From: Michael Ravnitzky mikerav
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