Acclaimed personalities no longer need to be dead to get the U.S. Postal Service's stamp of approval.

The postal service said Monday it will end its policy that an individual must be dead for five years before being featured on one of its stamps. The rule has been in effect since Jan. 1, 2007.

Do you agree with U.S. Postal Service's decision to allow living individuals to be on stamps?

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