Washington
(ANI):
Iconic
American
jazz-singer
Frank
Sinatra
will
be
posthumously
commemorated
on
an
American
postal
stamp
marking
his
10th
death
anniversary.
The
83-year-old
singer
died
in
1998
and
the
artwork
featuring
him
will
be
made
public
in
a
ceremony
in
Beverly
Hills,
California
on
what
would
have
been
his
92nd
birthday
(12
Dec
2007).
In
spring
2008,
the
stamp
will
finally
come
into
circulation.
US
Postmaster
General,
John
Potter,
paid
tribute
to
the
Grammy
winner
singer,
whom
he
regarded
as
a
legendary
artist.
"(He
was)
an
extraordinary
entertainer
whose
life
and
work
left
an
indelible
impression
on
American
culture," he
said.
He
added:
"His
recordings,
concert
performances
and
film
work
place
him
among
America's
top
artists,
and
his
legendary
gift
for
transforming
popular
song
into
art
is
a
rare
feat
that
few
have
been
able
to
replicate."
Sinatra
has
been
recognised
by
US
postal
services
for
the
second
time.
In
2002,
the
Hoboken
Post
Office
in
his
native
New
Jersey
was
renamed
in
his
honour.