1995 32c Comic Strip Classics: Blondie
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U.S. #3000l
1995 32¢ Blondie
Comic Strip Classics
- Third sheet in the Classic Collection Series
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Comic Strip Classics
Value: 32¢, rate for first-class mail
First Day of Issue: October 1, 1995
First Day Cities: Boca Raton, Florida
Quantity Issued: 300,000,000
Printed by: Stamp Venturers
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 20 in sheets of 120
Perforations: 10.1 x 10.2
Why the stamps were issued: The Comic Strip Classics sheet was the third issue in the Classic Collection Series. There was push to create a stamp to honor American comics as early as the 1960’s, but didn’t get real consideration until 1993. With the 100th anniversary of the comic The Yellow Kid, a comic committee, and an 83-page proposal the USPS finally agreed.
About the stamp designs: Even though only one stamp was approved, Terrence McCaffrey, head of stamp design, thought there was no way to honor American Comics with one single stamp. Therefore, he had a list of all proposed stamps and had Carl Herrman, art director, mock up a sheet of 20 stamps. McCaffrey wanted all the stamps to be taken from original panels by their respected artist. Herrmann worked on going through thousands of panels to find comics of the 20 chosen that showed the central theme of the comic in one panel with clean lines. Then with the help of American Color, that colorizes most of the comics in American newspapers, he was able to colorize them with accurate color choices, even those that were outdated.
Blondie (#3000l) – It was a definite that this stamp was going to picture the usual Dagwood colliding with Mr. Beasley the mailman. The first attempt showed Dagwood running off after colliding, but they wanted him more front and center. The moment of impact was decided on with all characters the central part of the design.
About the printing process: In order to include the text on the back of each stamp, it had to be printed under the gum, so that it would still be visible if a stamp was soaked off an envelope. Because people would need to lick the stamps, the ink had to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration as non-toxic. The printer also used an extra-fine 300-line screen, which resulted in some of the highest-quality gravure stamp printings in recent years.
History the stamps represent:
Blondie
Chic Young once said he had found the magic formula for creating a comic strip with which millions could identify – he simply restricted his premises to eating, sleeping, going to work, and raising a family. Today, the phenomenal popularity of his strip Blondie can be attested to by the fact that after 65 years, it is still among the five most widely syndicated comic strips in the world. Blondie currently appears in more than 2,000 papers throughout the world. In fact, Dagwood and Blondie speak more than 25 languages.
Murat (Chic) Young held a variety of art jobs and created several strips, including The Affairs of Jane, Beautiful Bab, and Dumb Dora, before achieving success with Blondie in 1930. Few remember that Blondie began life as a scatterbrained flapper and Dagwood as heir to a billionaire’s fortune. Such premises however, lost their appeal during the Despression.
Realizing that the public would be more inclined to relate to a poor couple rather than a rich one, Young had the couple marry (causing Dagwood to lose his fortune when he was promptly disinherited) and the Bumsteads went on to become stars of the most popular comic strip of all time. Chic’s son Dean took over the written script over time and the comic is now drawn by Stan Drake.
U.S. #3000l
1995 32¢ Blondie
Comic Strip Classics
- Third sheet in the Classic Collection Series
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Comic Strip Classics
Value: 32¢, rate for first-class mail
First Day of Issue: October 1, 1995
First Day Cities: Boca Raton, Florida
Quantity Issued: 300,000,000
Printed by: Stamp Venturers
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 20 in sheets of 120
Perforations: 10.1 x 10.2
Why the stamps were issued: The Comic Strip Classics sheet was the third issue in the Classic Collection Series. There was push to create a stamp to honor American comics as early as the 1960’s, but didn’t get real consideration until 1993. With the 100th anniversary of the comic The Yellow Kid, a comic committee, and an 83-page proposal the USPS finally agreed.
About the stamp designs: Even though only one stamp was approved, Terrence McCaffrey, head of stamp design, thought there was no way to honor American Comics with one single stamp. Therefore, he had a list of all proposed stamps and had Carl Herrman, art director, mock up a sheet of 20 stamps. McCaffrey wanted all the stamps to be taken from original panels by their respected artist. Herrmann worked on going through thousands of panels to find comics of the 20 chosen that showed the central theme of the comic in one panel with clean lines. Then with the help of American Color, that colorizes most of the comics in American newspapers, he was able to colorize them with accurate color choices, even those that were outdated.
Blondie (#3000l) – It was a definite that this stamp was going to picture the usual Dagwood colliding with Mr. Beasley the mailman. The first attempt showed Dagwood running off after colliding, but they wanted him more front and center. The moment of impact was decided on with all characters the central part of the design.
About the printing process: In order to include the text on the back of each stamp, it had to be printed under the gum, so that it would still be visible if a stamp was soaked off an envelope. Because people would need to lick the stamps, the ink had to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration as non-toxic. The printer also used an extra-fine 300-line screen, which resulted in some of the highest-quality gravure stamp printings in recent years.
History the stamps represent:
Blondie
Chic Young once said he had found the magic formula for creating a comic strip with which millions could identify – he simply restricted his premises to eating, sleeping, going to work, and raising a family. Today, the phenomenal popularity of his strip Blondie can be attested to by the fact that after 65 years, it is still among the five most widely syndicated comic strips in the world. Blondie currently appears in more than 2,000 papers throughout the world. In fact, Dagwood and Blondie speak more than 25 languages.
Murat (Chic) Young held a variety of art jobs and created several strips, including The Affairs of Jane, Beautiful Bab, and Dumb Dora, before achieving success with Blondie in 1930. Few remember that Blondie began life as a scatterbrained flapper and Dagwood as heir to a billionaire’s fortune. Such premises however, lost their appeal during the Despression.
Realizing that the public would be more inclined to relate to a poor couple rather than a rich one, Young had the couple marry (causing Dagwood to lose his fortune when he was promptly disinherited) and the Bumsteads went on to become stars of the most popular comic strip of all time. Chic’s son Dean took over the written script over time and the comic is now drawn by Stan Drake.