2018 First-Class Forever Stamp,Hot Wheels: Sharkruiser,1987
# 5330 - 2018 First-Class Forever Stamp - Hot Wheels: Sharkruiser - 1987
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US #5330
2018 Sharkruiser – 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 Sharkruiser 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: By the 1980s, Hot Wheels were renowned for their detailed miniature recreations of real cars, as well as their imaginative original designs. Though some may have been rooted in fantasy, they all looked like actual cars. Then in 1986, Hot Wheels pushed the envelope with a new line of cars unlike anything before – Speed Demons.
The Speed Demons were all based on real or mythical animals. Each one resembled a creature to an extent and had a clever name to match. These included Double Demon, Cargoyle, Fangster, Vampyra, Turboa, Eevil Weevil, Rodzilla, Zombot, and Ratmobile.
One of the most popular Speed Demons was the Sharkruiser. True to its name, the car closely resembled a great white shark, complete with large, pointy teeth. While the car is generally rather realistic, it has a horizontal tail fin, similar to a dolphin, while a shark’s tail fin is vertical. According to the designers, the fin had to be this way as as result of the engine placement.
Due to its popularity, the Sharkruiser has been reproduced several times over the years in a variety of colors and themes. In 2007, it was released with a rubbery paint to resemble a shark’s skin, making it look like a fierce shark was racing down the track.
US #5330
2018 Sharkruiser – 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 Sharkruiser 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: By the 1980s, Hot Wheels were renowned for their detailed miniature recreations of real cars, as well as their imaginative original designs. Though some may have been rooted in fantasy, they all looked like actual cars. Then in 1986, Hot Wheels pushed the envelope with a new line of cars unlike anything before – Speed Demons.
The Speed Demons were all based on real or mythical animals. Each one resembled a creature to an extent and had a clever name to match. These included Double Demon, Cargoyle, Fangster, Vampyra, Turboa, Eevil Weevil, Rodzilla, Zombot, and Ratmobile.
One of the most popular Speed Demons was the Sharkruiser. True to its name, the car closely resembled a great white shark, complete with large, pointy teeth. While the car is generally rather realistic, it has a horizontal tail fin, similar to a dolphin, while a shark’s tail fin is vertical. According to the designers, the fin had to be this way as as result of the engine placement.
Due to its popularity, the Sharkruiser has been reproduced several times over the years in a variety of colors and themes. In 2007, it was released with a rubbery paint to resemble a shark’s skin, making it look like a fierce shark was racing down the track.