“AMERICAN IDOL”
Gets Another Stamp of Approval
“Idol”
Winners To Be Featured on PhotoStamps; Net Proceeds Support “Idol
Gives Back”
LOS ANGELES (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) April 17, 2008 --
Last night, Ryan Seacrest announced that limited-edition “AMERICAN
IDOL” PhotoStamps featuring Ruben Studdard are
now available. This follows last week’s
program launch with the debut of Kelly Clarkson PhotoStamps. Net
proceeds from the sales of the exclusive PhotoStamps will benefit IDOL
GIVES BACK.
The unique collectable “AMERICAN IDOL”
postage will honor previous winners Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard,
Fantasia, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks and Jordin Sparks, as well as
the soon-to-be-decided Season Seven winner. PhotoStamps featuring Ruben
Studdard and Kelly Clarkson are currently available at www.americanidol.com
and www.photostamps.com. Future
issues, featuring a different Idol every week, will be available online
on Tuesdays for the next five weeks.
“AMERICAN IDOL”
postage will feature exclusive designs for each of the 50 states. Only
100,000 sheets of PhotoStamps will be issued weekly, and each state will
have its own design featured on 2,000 of the sheets. “AMERICAN
IDOL” PhotoStamps are first-class rate
postage valued at 42 cents each, and each sheet (20 PhotoStamps per
sheet) will retail for $19.99.
About PhotoStamps
PhotoStamps (www.photostamps.com)
is a patented product by Stamps.com (Nasdaq: STMP), the leading provider
of Internet-based postage services. PhotoStamps are valid U.S. postage
and can be used as regular postage to send letters, postcards or
packages. Customers may choose full custom PhotoStamps with their own
digital photograph, or they may choose a licensed image from one of many
PhotoStamps collections such as NFL, Collegiate, and now the limited
edition American Idol collection. Since launching PhotoStamps in May
2005, more than 50 million individual PhotoStamps have been purchased.
About IDOL GIVES BACK
The brainchild of Simon Fuller, IDOL GIVES BACK has been recognized as a
life-changing program, earning praise from many of the world’s
best known figures including President George W. Bush, HRH Prince
Charles and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Last season, IDOL GIVES
BACK raised over $76 million for charity and garnered a prestigious
Governor’s Award Emmy.
AMERICAN IDOL is created and executive-produced by Simon Fuller, founder
and CEO of 19 Entertainment; and executive-produced by Cecile
Frot-Coutaz, CEO, FremantleMedia North America; Nigel Lythgoe,
President, 19 Television; and Ken Warwick, Executive Producer,
FremantleMedia North America.
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