2018 First-Class Forever Stamp,Hot Wheels: Twin Mill,1969
# 5326 - 2018 First-Class Forever Stamp - Hot Wheels: Twin Mill - 1969
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US #5326
2018 Twin Mill – Hot Wheels
- One of 10 stamps honoring Hot Wheels’ 50th anniversary
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Hot Wheels
Value: 50¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: September 29, 2018
First Day City: Fort Worth, Texas
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: Issued in celebration of Hot Wheels’ 50th anniversary and the impact it’s had on the toy industry.
About the stamp designs: Pictures a photograph by Len Rizzi of the famous Twin Mill Hot Wheels car on the classic bright orange track.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue was held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.
About the Hot Wheels set: The USPS issued 10 stamp designs celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of America’s best known and best loved toy brands – Hot Wheels. Each stamp pictures a different well-known Hot Wheels car zooming down the company’s iconic bright orange race track. The cars shown on the stamps are: Purple Passion, Rocket-Bye-Baby, Rigor Motor, Rodger Dodger, Mach Speeder, Twin Mill, Bone Shaker, HW40, Deora II, and Sharkruiser.
History the stamp represents: In most cases, toy cars are inspired by or modeled after real cars. They give children and collectors a chance to “own” their favorite vehicles. But in the case of the Twin Mill, the toy car inspired a real car.
The Twin Mill is one of the most popular and famous Hot Wheels ever produced. It was created in 1969 by former Chrysler designer Ira Gilford as part of the first series of Hot Wheels to not be based on existing cars. In designing the car, Gilford wanted “a big roller across the back.” His resulting design had a wide, exposed rear-wheel area, which convinced him the rest of the car should be wide as well – wide enough for two engines. The Twin Mill was released in a variety of Spectraflame (metallic) colors with brown being the most rare, and hot pink, light green, and yellow some of the most popular. There are also some hard-to-find varieties with a much smaller “cut” rear fender.
Three decades later, Hot Wheels was preparing to celebrate its 30th anniversary. To mark the occasion, they decided to build a full-sized version of the beloved Twin Mill. Setbacks in production delayed its release, but when it was unveiled in 2001, it wowed crowds wherever it went. The fully functional Twin Mill had working head and tail lights, turn signals, and gauges, and could reportedly reach up to 170 miles per hour. Not bad for a design that was originally a toy car!
US #5326
2018 Twin Mill – Hot Wheels
- One of 10 stamps honoring Hot Wheels’ 50th anniversary
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Hot Wheels
Value: 50¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: September 29, 2018
First Day City: Fort Worth, Texas
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: Issued in celebration of Hot Wheels’ 50th anniversary and the impact it’s had on the toy industry.
About the stamp designs: Pictures a photograph by Len Rizzi of the famous Twin Mill Hot Wheels car on the classic bright orange track.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue was held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.
About the Hot Wheels set: The USPS issued 10 stamp designs celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of America’s best known and best loved toy brands – Hot Wheels. Each stamp pictures a different well-known Hot Wheels car zooming down the company’s iconic bright orange race track. The cars shown on the stamps are: Purple Passion, Rocket-Bye-Baby, Rigor Motor, Rodger Dodger, Mach Speeder, Twin Mill, Bone Shaker, HW40, Deora II, and Sharkruiser.
History the stamp represents: In most cases, toy cars are inspired by or modeled after real cars. They give children and collectors a chance to “own” their favorite vehicles. But in the case of the Twin Mill, the toy car inspired a real car.
The Twin Mill is one of the most popular and famous Hot Wheels ever produced. It was created in 1969 by former Chrysler designer Ira Gilford as part of the first series of Hot Wheels to not be based on existing cars. In designing the car, Gilford wanted “a big roller across the back.” His resulting design had a wide, exposed rear-wheel area, which convinced him the rest of the car should be wide as well – wide enough for two engines. The Twin Mill was released in a variety of Spectraflame (metallic) colors with brown being the most rare, and hot pink, light green, and yellow some of the most popular. There are also some hard-to-find varieties with a much smaller “cut” rear fender.
Three decades later, Hot Wheels was preparing to celebrate its 30th anniversary. To mark the occasion, they decided to build a full-sized version of the beloved Twin Mill. Setbacks in production delayed its release, but when it was unveiled in 2001, it wowed crowds wherever it went. The fully functional Twin Mill had working head and tail lights, turn signals, and gauges, and could reportedly reach up to 170 miles per hour. Not bad for a design that was originally a toy car!