MUMBAI: In an effort to get Charlton Heston‘s image on a US postal stamp, supporters of the star gathered at his Hollywood‘s Walk of Fame on Wednesday.

Heston‘s former publicist Michael Levine organized the event, and he came armed with statements of support from Phoenix Pictures chairman and CEO Mike Medavoy, entertainment attorney Bruce Ramer and others.

Heston is better known for his films like Ben Hur and The Ten Commandments and expired on 5 April, 2008. But he isn‘t eligible to adorn a stamp until 2013.

His supporters figure it‘s not too early to start lobbying the Citizen Stamp Advisory Commission, especially given that it might be an uphill climb given that the star‘s term of president of the National Rifle Association made him a polarizing figure in some circles.

Those who attended Wednesday‘s Walk of Fame event was political commentator Bruce Herschensohn and actors Stephen Macht and Patrick Kilpatrick.

Other actors who already have their face on a stamp include John Wayne, Charlie Chaplin, Groucho Marx, Lucille Ball and Jimmy Stewart.