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Johnny Cash Waxes Poetic About the Things He Loved

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Technology may evolve every day, but some things never change. So even if you get your Johnny Cash tunes via digital download instead of on vinyl, this musical pioneer—honored with a stamp in this year’s new Music Icon series—sounds as powerful as ever.

This handsome collectible package includes a sheet of 16 Johnny Cash stamps and a stamped envelope bearing a First Day of Issue color postmark. Click the image for details.

One thing you might be missing with digital music, however, is liner notes, the text that used to be printed on the paper record sleeves, or “liners,” that protected a vinyl album from dust. When Johnny Cash created American Recordings, released in 1994, he wrote a set of musings for the liner notes that covered everything from veggie burgers to Elvis. One paragraph listed all his favorite song topics. Just reading it is enough to bring Cash’s signature gravelly voice to mind!

I love songs about horses, railroads, land, judgment day, family, hard times, whiskey, courtship, marriage, adultery, separation, murder, war, prison, rambling, damnation, home, salvation, death, pride, humor, piety, rebellion, patriotism, larceny, determination, tragedy, rowdiness, heartbreak and love. And Mother. And God.

Speaking of courtship and marriage, Cash said he proposed to June Carter more than 30 times before she finally said “yes.”

The , which was issued on June 5, 2013, is currently available online at usps.com/stamps, by calling (), and at Post Offices nationwide. Add some to your collection today!

Cape Cod Post Office Celebrates the Man in Black

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Are those lemon bars? Yum.

The Cotuit, Massachusetts, Post Office on Cape Cod—more than 1,100 miles northeast of Nashville, Tennessee—recently held a Johnny Cash Day, playing his music for customers and celebrating his legacy.

According to Cotuit Retail Associate Kate Armstrong, sales of the Johnny Cash Forever® stamp during the event were strong and everyone enjoyed the entertainment. “The people really got into it, they love it,” she said. “We sold out of all the Johnny Cash stamps we had for the day.”

Have you added the Johnny Cash Forever® stamp to your collection yet? It’s available online at , by calling (), and at Post Offices nationwide.

Video Recap: Launching the Johnny Cash Forever® Stamp

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“My father’s spirit lives on, and this stamp is a reminder of that,” says Johnny Cash’s son John Carter Cash. His father’s new Forever® stamp (the second in the Music Icons series) was released at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on June 5th.

Check out our inside look at this incredible celebration:


The and are available now at usps.com/stamps, by calling (), and at Post Offices nationwide.

U.S. Goes Crazy for Johnny Cash Stamp

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On June 5th, communities large and small around the country celebrated the dedication of the  (the second stamp in the Music Icons series) with a bunch of fun events, most of them featuring performances of Cash’s unforgettable music.

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The official First Day of Issue ceremony took place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, where the performers were Cash’s son John Carter Cash, Randy Travis, Larry Gatlin, Jamey Johnson, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Roys, and Marty Stuart. The ceremony concluded with everyone taking the stage to perform Cash’s “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” Incredible,

The stamp presentation at the Chicago Main Post Office included performances of “Folsom Prison Blues” and “Ring of Fire” by the cast of “Million Dollar Quartet.” “Million Dollar Quartet” is based on the 1956 night Cash, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins were together in the same recording studio.

A stamp event at the Candlelight Pavilion in Claremont, CA, was conducted before the start of the Johnny Cash Tribute Show, which features singer James Garner and includes music and storytelling.

970822_10151700576196228_1657698550_nAnd one Post Office even celebrated with lemon bars and Johnny Cash’s music. Fun!

Did your community celebrate the release of the Johnny Cash stamp? Tell us all about in the comments.

Breaking News: Photographer Frank Bez to Sign Johnny Cash Stamps Tomorrow (6/19)

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An enlargement of the Johnny Cash Forever® stamp will be unveiled during a special dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in the garden area of the Avila Beach Post Office (191 San Miguel Street, Avila Beach, California).

JohnnyCash-Forever-pane-BGv2Special guest will be famed photographer Frank Bez, who took the original 1963 photo featured on the stamp. Mr. Bez will share his recollections of Johnny Cash and the famous photo shoot, as well as sign sheets of the Johnny Cash stamps.

Bez’s career was set in motion about 60 years ago when he was given a 616 Kodak camera for his birthday. After a stint in the Army as a videographer, he landed in Hollywood and started photographing some of the most spectacular stars of the 1950s and 60s, including Natalie Wood, Raquel Welch, Angie Dickinson, Duke Ellington, Jim Morrison, and Johnny Cash. Bez is now retired and resides in Avila Beach.

autographed by Mr. Bez will be sold at the Avila Beach Post Office after the June 19 event while supplies last.