Commemorates 50th anniversary of four Oscar-nominated films (1940). Each stamp resembles a miniature movie poster with bright, glossy colors. They picture the stars of each film, as well as the title and a scene from the movie in the background. Thomas Blackshear was chosen to do the artwork for the stamps. He used original movie posters and photographs from the films as inspiration.
The First Day of Issue ceremony for the Classic Movie stamps took place at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California, though the postmark was Hollywood. This was the location of the 62nd Academy Awards celebration three days later.
The Wizard of Oz was based on a children’s book by L. Frank Baum. The film was notable for its use of Technicolor, a fairly new invention at the time. Its special effects were also ahead of their time. Judy Garland, the star of the show, won a special Academy Award as a “screen juvenile.” The film also took home the best song and best scoring awards. In 1956, The Wizard of Oz was first broadcast on television. It became a yearly favorite of American viewers.
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