At New York Comic Con 2014, the United States Postal Service and DC Entertainment held a special event on Thursday before the convention started for the First Day of Issue of a new Batman Forever stamp series.

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The event, hosted by radio personality Ralph Garman, included appearances by James Cochrane, USPS’ CIO and Executive Vice President; Greg Breeding, designer of the stamp sheet; and Jim Lee and Dan DiDio, DC Entertainment’s Co-Publishers. During the event, it was announced that Batman was indeed a stamp collector. After the official reveal and a short Q&A, fans gathered to purchase special merchandise and meet with Jim and Dan for a special signing.

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The Batman Limited Edition stamps are being issued as Forever stamps and will be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price. All 80 million stamps are available nationwide today. Customers may purchase the stamps at usps.com/stamps, the Postal Store, at 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724) and at Post Offices nationwide or visit ebay.com/stamps to shop for a wide variety of postage stamps and collectibles.

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By Travis Denman

Living in the NYC area, Travis has grown up loving a multitude of things, from Disney to Broadway to the fine arts... and beyond. You can find him rambling on from time to time on PopVinyls.com, DisKingdom, and VinylmationKingdom.com as Feature Editor. He also runs the Vinylmation Kingdom Custom Swaps and is the Press Reporter for such events like the NY Toy Fair and New York Comic Con. Additionally, he is also an amateur puppeteer, avid movie goer, and carries his camera around wherever he goes.

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