LPWire: Mickey Mouse Waves His Magic Wand on New Postage Stamps
One stamp image (of the set of 4), was previewed at the Washington 2006 World
Philatelic Exhibition-The Art of Disney: Magic.
Unveiling this new stamp was Wendy Hocking, Secretary, Board of Governors, U.S.
Postal Service; and Sorcerer Mickey Mouse.
Mickey Mouse Waves His Magic Wand on New Postage Stamps
Sorcerer Mickey Mouse gave the audience attending
the “Washington 2006 World Philatelic Stamp Exposition�? a sneak peak of the
upcoming The Art of Disney: Magic stamps, which will be issued in 2007.
In 2004, the U.S. Postal Service issued its first in the series of stamps
entitled The Art of Disney. That year, Friendship was the theme and it featured
Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and a host of Disney friends. The Art of
Disney: Celebration stamps issued in 2005 were the second in the series and
featured Mickey Mouse and Pluto; Alice and the Mad Hatter; Ariel and Flounder;
and Snow White and Dopey. The third in the series was The Art of Disney: Romance
featuring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, Lady and the Tramp, Belle and the
Beast, and Cinderella and Prince Charming, issued just this year. The surprise
announcement of the fourth in the series came on April 21 as well, only this
time the theme is Magic.
“The U.S. Postal Service and Disney have enjoyed a collaborative partnership
that has produced a magical series of beautiful stamps,�? said Wendy Hocking,
Secretary, Board of Governors, United States Postal Service. “Today, the magic
continues and comes center stage at the Washington 2006 World Philatelic Stamp
Exposition, as we unveil one of the four new The Art of Disney: Magic stamps
that will be issued by the Postal Service next year.�?
--Posted June 22, 2006
Source: United States Postal
Service