American Idol Stamps

Good news for fans of the extremely popular television show, American Idol. The producers of the show have teamed up with stamps.com to distribute stamps depicting the past winners of the show. All proceeds of the stamps will go to the Idol Gives Back Foundation that was established with wide success last year. The charity’s focus is on helping six different charities: the Children's Defense Fund, The Global Fund, Make It Right, Malaria No More, Save The Children, U.S. Programs and the Children's Health Fund.

The first stamp to be released was of Kelly Clarkson, who was the winner of the first season. Stamps for Rubin Studdard and Fantasia Barrino are also currently available. The next stamps to be released are for Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks and whoever will be the winner of the show this season.

There will only be 2000 sheets available per Idol winner, per state. Each sheet has 20 stamps. Each sheet will cost $19.99. The shipping is free. One hundred percent of all of the proceeds will go directly to the Idol Gives Back Foundation.

There are some big corporate sponsors with this charity. Ford, Exxon, AT&T, Allstate, Coca-Cola, I Tunes, News Corporation and Aid Fund are all huge supporters.

If you are interested in purchasing these fun stamps, visit www.stamps.com or americanidol.com for more information. My guess is that with the popularity of the show, these stamps will not last long and maybe will spark interest in

new stamp collectors worldwide.