27 February 1998



Stamp Advisory Committee
c/o Stamp Management
U.S. Postal Service
475 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W.
Washington, DC 20260-6756





Dear Sirs:

I have been a Betty Grable fan nearly all my life.  I am
very interested in seeing a Betty Grable commemorative
stamp.  Miss Grable is extremely well known as a pin-up during
World War II.  She was a popular image for our fighting men, 
and a role model for all women as the All American girl. 
She was also a very popular entertainer in the fullest
sense of the word. Everyone adored Betty Grable.  She
frequently represented single working women within the
framework of her movie roles.  Once she even played a
suffragette.  Women of the forties were asked to take
over a lot of responsibility from men during World War
II--and then hand it back as if nothing had ever happened
once the war was over.  In her funny way, Betty showed
them that women could manage really well.  Betty was an
icon for everyone in that time.  She is the only woman
ever to remain in the top ten for over nine years in a
row--certainly a box office record holder. 

Oh, and no fear...if you do produce a Betty Grable stamp
I will certainly buy several hundred myself. I promise.

Sincerely,