John Lennon commemorated on stamp by US Postal Service, launch at Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park

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The United States Postal Service unveiled a new commemorative stamp featuring former Beatles musician John Lennon. The stamps feature a 1974 photo of Lennon taken by Bob Gruen, photographer to the rock and roll world. Gruen said he hoped the Lennon stamp would attract a new generation of people to Lennon’s art and his music.In psychedelic shades of colour fading to black and white, the new stamp was launched in Central Park on Friday. Lennon’s partner, Yoko Ono-Lennon and their son Sean were at the event. Sean Lennon said his father would have been thrilled to be featured and accepted in this fashion.New York and John LennonAs reported by the BBC, while John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England, he made New York City his home.The former Beatle was shot dead in 1980 at the age of 40, while about to return his apartment in the Dakota building in New York.New York hasn’t forgotten the legend and the US Postal Service unveiled the new stamps at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park, where his eulogy was originally delivered. Read more