Stewart’s stamp of approval

A stamp honoring James Stewart will be released Friday by the U.S. Postal Service in ceremonies at Universal Studios in L.A. and at the Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, Pa., his hometown.

The photo on the stamp is based on a portrait of Stewart as he appeared in a publicity photo for 1949’s “The Stratton Story.”

Stewart, who died in 1997, starred in more than 80 movies including “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “Rear Window” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” He won an Oscar in 1941 for “The Philadelphia Story.”