WASHINGTON — Coming this fall to a post office near you — nostalgia for the fancy chrome and fins cars of the 1950s.

The Postal Service offered a sneak peek Friday at a car show in Carlisle, Pa., at the set of five stamps that will warm the hearts of millions who wanted these lovely vehicles but couldn't afford them.

The 42-cent stamps go on sale Oct. 3 and feature paintings of a '57 Chrysler 300C, '57 Lincoln Premiere, '57 Pontiac Safari, '57 Studebaker Golden Hawk and a '59 Cadillac Eldorado.

The price of sending a first-class letter goes up a penny to 42 cents on May 12.

The illustrations were modeled after cars still on the road today.