Coming soon to a mail slot near you: the Harry Potter Forever postage stamp.
Sure, the U.S. Postal Service, which last year lost $5 billion, continues its budget bleeding apace. We all get the need to do, well, something. But you don’t have to be an outraged philatelist to be taken aback by the blatant, pop-culture commercialism. At least Elvis Presley, whose visage has seen its share of canceled markings over the years, made cultural as well as financial sense. He was a non-fictional, American original.
So, what’s the back story here? Did Lady Gaga turn down an offer? Why not LeBron James? How about 50 Cent? Hulk Hogan? Snookie? Sponge Bob? Was Whitey Bulger too generational?
But the Harry Potter Forever stamp could notably catch on in Florida, at least for its first year. At least while Lord Voldemort is still in office.