American Idol Is Going Postal
Filed under: TV News > Kelly Clarkson > American Idol
It's for a good cause!
As part of American Idol's "Idol Gives Back" charity initiative, new U.S. Postal Stamps are being released to help raise money.
The stamps will feature the past six winners (does anyone really remember them, aside from Kelly Clarkson?) and will also feature this year's winner.
The commemorative charity stamps will go on sale as part of a limited edition set, with 100,000 20-stamp sheets for each Idol winner. The stamps will not be sold in USPS stores though, but instead through Stamps.com.
Starting May 12th, regular first class stamps will cost .42 cents each, so a regular sheet would cost $8.40, but these special edition stamps will cost $19.99, with proceeds benefiting "Idol Gives Back."
As part of their fundraising efforts AI executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said he hopes to generate about $7 million through the sale of the stamps. Their goal this year is to surpass last year's $76 million raised, and break over $100 million this year.
Nigel says that the stamps are "a great idea, especially for philatelists. I think it's a little bit iconic, too. It's great for Idol."
Now on sale are Kelly Clarkson stamps, with each sheet containing four images. The other 5 Idol winners will be release over the next five weeks.
Would you buy any of these stamps?
- No (82%)
- Yes (18%)
Total Votes: 87,268



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first
huh? 1st?
1st lol
Fuck no!
FIRST
WHOO
I WAS THE FIRST TO VOTE
THAT'S SOMETHING. XD
And hell no, American Idol is selling out. =\
WOO fist vote!! yes i set the standard!
FRST LOOOOOOL
FIRST
Second
firsstttt. well anyways i love kelly clarkson . so i'd buy it for her
Who collects stamps…unless you're 64…
woooo woooo wooo
close to the top
first vote ftw
first
NO WAY!??!?! Please say I am first.
I heart American Idol, BUT NOT for 19.99
i cant wait
First!
hahah
tits first
FIRST
This is the stupidest idea ever.
9th
FIRST! haha.
postage stamps? oi, thats pathetic.
FIRST..WASTE OF $$$
dirstt.. GO BRUINS
Used to like Kelly…not so much anymore.
AS IF!
Fuck you American idol!!
you are bullshit of fags
FIRST!!!
Not cool………
aha who gives a fuck.
love you perezie:)
no
WTF?
FIRSTTT
f*ck idol
2nd - Heck no!
ff
love love love you perez!
:)))
first!
FIrst
stampsssssss~
lame
i was close.
but um. no.
Carrie Underwood? Anyone? Hello?
first sounds shitty
i get that it's for a good cause but it's still a lame idea
18th yeah nuk
first
ha i was the first to vote lol but w.e i hate when ppl says first!:P
Good cause!
FIRST!
how exciting i was offically the first vote!!!
DUDE I TOTALLY WAS TEH FIRST TO VOTE!
FIRST VOTE!! ANd I voted NO!!!!!
first
ehh .. kinda weird lol. not sure about this.
cunt blossom
first lol
perez is getting sooo hot such an anna nicole story lol (without the drugs)
god, i'm too poor to afford regular stamps..
How long did it take to get MLK on a stamp? I'm all for charity but this is a JOKE. If Idol wanted to "give back" they could donate a nights worth of advertising income.
LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carrie Underwood, you dumbass.
Um, yeah I do remember a winner other than Kelly Clarkson…don't you remember Carrie Underwood…you should since you just wrote about her break up with Chace Crawford like a day ago!
lollollollollollollol.
For christs sake… I want to throw up thinking of Taylor Hicks on a Postage stamp. He's not a Martin Luther King Jr. for shits sake.
One question… Will it be the fat Taylor or the fatter Taylor?
screw that idol bullshit it suckssssssssssssssssssssss
Does anyone remember anyone but Kelly Clarkson … duh … hello … Carrie Underwood … multiplatinum selling artist, Grammys, awards out the wazoo, you've got to be kidding me … very disappointed in you Perez … can't believe you forgot our girl, Carrie …
um what about Carrie Underwood. She is WAY better than Kelly Clarkson..lets be real.
They always pick the idol that you don't want to win. I hate that show. Fatass Randy only likes blacks and Paula is a child molester.
Simon is the only thing it has to offer and that ain't much.
Re: dumb –
Carry wines like an old time country singer. The world didn't need another one of them.
Carrie Underwood? Jordin Sparks? Uhhhhh just saying. They're both probably bigger than Kelly right now.
i love when i shit out blood clots
65!!
Who uses stamps anymore?
i love how everyone wrote they were the frist to vote!!! get over it YOU WERENT!!
What are stamps?
You know….Anyone can be on stamps these days…for a price…So, it is nothing new, just a new way to raise money…I would rather see people give the $20 bucks and let 'em use the whole 20, not what is left after the USPS and Stamps.com take their cuts…Maybe people who won't donate to any cause will do so with this, thinking they are getting something for their money, they won't use the stamps…so Stamps.com will be the big winners here…sad…
xox, ilona rose
I am fucking DONE with american DUMBASS idol.. Fucking Michael Johns going home are you fucking kidding me? That dick head playing the fucking yukalahele should have gone home.. dick head with the dreads.. MJ WHAT? OMFG.. wow… WOW
Re: gina – That's what I'm saying!
I thought you could order any picture on a stamp now, and online, all you need is a computer and a color printer.
umm i would buy them and to all the kelly clarkson haters out there i just want to say that kelly is headling her own tour and carrie and jordin are opening acts!! and kelly is also known worldwide no other american idol is known outside of america. and just wait till the fall when kelly's fourth cd comes out and she will be back on top again and carrie will no longer be the best selling american idol!!!
There was this one other winner I remember…I think her name was Carrie Underwood?
Oh yeah, shes HUGE.
I'm buying the Kelly stamps but that's it. I was going to donate money anyway and this way I get a bonus.
HELL NAH!!!! IF THEY WERE DISNEY THEN MAYBE… : )
what about carrie underwood???
ITS for CHARITY!!!! Hard to believe how stupid some of these posts are!