US #5394p
2019 Zoe – Sesame Street
- Pictures Zoe
- One of 16 stamps issued to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Sesame Street
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 22, 2019
First Day City: Detroit, Mi... more
US #5394p
2019 Zoe – Sesame Street
- Pictures Zoe
- One of 16 stamps issued to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Sesame Street
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 22, 2019
First Day City: Detroit, Michigan
Quantity Issued: 62,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 16
Tagging: Nonphosphored type III, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the beloved children’s television program, Sesame Street.
About the stamp designs: Designed by art director Derry Noyes using an existing photograph of Zoe.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Lafayette Park in Detroit, Michigan, as part of the “Sesame Street Road Trip,” a celebration event held in 10 cities across the US.
About the Sesame Street set: In 2019, Sesame Street – everyone’s favorite educational and playful children’s television show – celebrated its 50th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, the USPS issued 16 new Forever stamps picturing different characters from the show: Big Bird, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Rosita, The Count, Oscar the Grouch, Abby Cadabby, Herry Monster, Julia, Guy Smiley, Snuffleupagus, Elmo, Telly, Grover, and Zoe. The back of the pane of 16 pictures the official Sesame Street 50th anniversary artwork.
History the stamp represents: Zoe is an energetic three year old who loves to dance and sing. She’s brought joy to everyone she’s met since she first arrived on Sesame Street in 1993.
Zoe’s favorite thing to do is dance, and she especially loves ballet. She usually wears a tutu, which was a gift from her aunt who lives in Swan Lake. Zoe even hosted her own dance video, “Zoe’s Dance Moves,” where she learned a wide variety of different dance steps.
Young Zoe can often be seen driving around Sesame Street in her soapbox-style car, the Zoemobile. And she usually carries her pet rock, Rocco, or her doll Mimi. Zoe also loves to sing – some of her favorite songs include “Put on a Happy Face” and “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” She has also learned how to play the trombone and her favorite letter is “Z.” When playing with her friends Elmo and Abby, you’ll usually hear her laugh and say her catchphrase, “Don’t joke me.”
Zoe has a big imagination and is confident and strong-willed. But sometimes she needs help from her friends on Sesame Street to label and manage her big feelings. Luckily, she has good friends that are always there for her, just like she is always there for them.
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