Gregory Peck Tribute

The Beverly Hills Post Office, 325 N. Maple Drive, will host a tribute to film legend Gregory Peck with an unveiling/photo op of an enlargement of the Gregory Peck Commemorative Stamp on June 7, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. Special guests at the event will include the Peck family: Mrs. Gregory (Veronique) Peck, son Anthony Peck, daughter Cecelia Peck-Voll and grandchildren Harper and Ondine Peck-Voll.

 Gregory Peck was honored as the 17th inductee into the Postal Service’s celebrated Legends of Hollywood stamp series on April 28, 2011, during a ceremony in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills.

 Also scheduled at the June 7 event are Beverly Hills Postmaster Koula Fuller, Beverly Hills Mayor Barry Brucker and Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge.

For collectors, the coveted April 28, 2011 First Day of Issue postmark will be available and applied free of charge. This will be the last day the First Day of Issue postmark is available. There will also be a Gregory Peck Station - June 7, 2011 special pictorial postmark available.  An autograph session will be held until 3 p.m.