Bela Lugosi, Hungarian, 1882 - 1956
The Postal Service issued five 32-cent Classic Movie Monsters commemorative stamps on September 30, 1997, in Universal City, California.
Boris Karloff, British American, 1887 - 1969
The stamps feature five legendary movie monsters and pay tribute to the actors who portrayed them. Featured on the sheet are Bela Lugosi as Dracula, Lon Chaney as The Phantom of the Opera, Lon Chaney Jr. as The Wolf Man, and Boris Karloff as both The Mummy and Frankenstein's monster. The selvage also contains a photograph of each actor and his signature.
Boris Karloff, British American, 1887 - 1969
Designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, and illustrated by Thomas Blackshear of Colorado Springs, Colorado, the stamps were issued in a pane of twenty and printed by Stamp Venturers, Inc., in the gravure process.
Bela Lugosi, Hungarian, 1882 - 1956
Postage Stamps
Lon Chaney Sr., American, 1883 - 1930
Paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / photogravure