34c Snoopy single

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Description
The Postal Service issued a 34-cent Peanuts commemorative stamp in Santa Rosa, California, on May 17, 2001. The stamp, designed by Carl Herrman of Carlsbad, California, went on sale nationwide May 18, 2001.
This 2001 stamp pane commemorates the comic strip "Peanuts" with the character Snoopy. Drawn by Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000), "Peanuts" began in syndication on October 2, 1950. The installment published on Sunday, February 13, 2000, was the last original comic strip by Schulz, who died the previous day. "Peanuts" appears in approximately 2,600 newspapers in seventy-five countries and is translated into twenty-one languages.
"Peanuts" focuses on the anxieties and joys of childhood as expressed by a cast of children who often seem wise beyond their years. Among them are the lovable Charlie Brown, who perseveres despite continuous failure; the philosophical, blanket-carrying Linus; the fussbudget Lucy, who dispenses psychological advice for a nickel from behind a concession stand; and toy-piano virtuoso Schroeder. Central to the comic strip is Charlie Brown's dog Snoopy, who first stood on his hind legs in 1958 and became extremely popular for his imaginative adventures as a number of characters, among them the World War I flying ace depicted on this stamp.
Ashton-Potter (USA), Ltd., printed 125 million stamps in the offset process with microprinting, "USPS."
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (April 5, 2001).
mint
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
May 17, 2001
Object number
2002.2007.502
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolored); self-adhesive / lithography
Place
United States of America
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Title
Scott Catalogue USA 3507
National Postal Museum
Topic
Stars of Stage & Screen
popular culture
Contemporary (1990-present)
Animals
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_2002.2007.502
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8f72dabaa-605c-47e5-a8be-71098cffafc8
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