Cell Phones Top '90s Stamps Voting
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans have chosen cellular phones, "Titanic," recovering species and the Special Olympics among the subjects for a set of stamps to commemorate the 1990s.
The Postal Service announced the results of the voting today,with cellular phones taking first place with 214,449 votes. The blockbuster movie "Titanic" came second with 210,154 votes.
The post office is releasing sets of 15 stamps to commemorate the major people and events of each decade in this century. Topics for the first five decades were chosen by a postal advisory board and public votes were held to pick the winners for the last five decades.
The 1990s stamp set will be released next April.
"The Celebrate The Century program has given the American public a voice in how many of us will remember the 20th century in years to come," said Postmaster General William Henderson. "This one-of-a-kind collection brings together postage stamps and 100 years of American history, celebrating a nation bound by universal mail service and founded by great achievements and achievers."
Besides cell phones and "Titanic," the winning subjects for the 1990s set are: recovering species, 193,313 votes; World Wide Web, 191,292; movie "Jurassic Park," 184,370; computer art and graphics, 170,449; sport utility vehicles, 164,058; Gulf War, 160,687; virtual reality, 156,944;
Also, Special Olympics, 155,802; baseball records, 151,511; extreme sports, 151,090; improving education, 141,124; television series "Seinfeld," 140,710 and return to space, 138,984.
In February the public chose subjects to memorialize the 1980s. Video Games received the most votes, followed by fall of the Berlin Wall and Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Subjects to commemorate the 1970s include the yellow Smiley Face, "Sesame Street," disco music and Earth Day.
The public also selected subjects to represent the 1960s including the first moon walk, the integrated circuit and lasers. And the 1950s stamp subjects determined by popular vote included drive-in movies, desegregating public schools and "I Love Lucy."
Subjects from the 1990s ballot that failed to collect enough votes to get on a stamp were cultural diversity, active older Americans, sustained economic growth, Broadway musicals, contemporary architecture, women's sports, inline skating, junior golf;
Also, dinosaur fossil discoveries, interplanetary exploration, gene therapy, increased popularity of coffee, community service, museum attendance and home offices.
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