The United States Postal Service plans several novelties in the next few weeks to appeal to new stamp collectors.
On Wednesday, the United States and Monaco are jointly issuing a stamp to honor "Grace Kelly," as she is described on the American stamp, and "Princesse Grace," as the Monegasques describe her.The stamp was engraved by Czeslaw Slania of Sweden, the premier stamp engraver, using a publicity photograph from "Country Girl," the 1954 film for which the future princess won an Academy Award. She died in 1982 in an automobile accident in Monaco.
The first-day ceremony will be in Hollywood. First-day covers with both the 29-cent United States stamp and the 5-franc Monaco stamp will be available by mail through the Postal Service. Full details are available at every post office; ask for Postal Bulletin No. 21836.
- Barth Healey