Object Details
Description
The Postal Service issued the 39-cent Favorite Children's Book Animals stamps in eight designs on January 10, 2006, in Findlay, Ohio, and London, England. Derry Noye of, Washington designed the stamps, DC. The stamps were issued in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of sixteen.
This stamp pane honors eight cherished characters from children's literature: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Wilbur, Fox in Socks, Maisy, Wild Thing, Curious George, Olivia, and Frederick.
These lively and colorful stamps attract children and adults alike. The Royal Mail in London, England also issued two of the stamps -- The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Maisy. Sennett Security Products manufactured 192 million gravure stamps.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (December 22, 2005)
unused
Credit line
Maisy™ © 2006 Lucy Cousins. Published by Candlewick Press, Cambridge, MA.; Frederick © 1967, 1995 Leo Lionni. Used by permission,; Dr. Seuss Properties™&© 2006 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. Used with permission.; Olivia © 2005 by Ian Falconer.; Wilbur from Charlotte's Web Illustration ©renewed 1980 Estate of Garth Williams. Used with permission.; Curious George™&© HMCo.; The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ Eric Carle.; Where the Wild Things Are™&© Maurice Sendak.; Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Date
January 10, 2006
Object number
2006.2023.254
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolored)/ photogravure
Place
Ohio
United States of America
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Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
Literature
Contemporary (1990-present)
Animals
Family & Children
U.S. Stamps
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_2006.2023.254