1998 32c Celebrate the Century,1930s: Disney's "Snow White" Debuts
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US #3185h
1998 Walt Disney’s Snow White Debuts – Celebrate the Century (1930s)
• Part of the fourth sheet in the Celebrate the Century stamp series issued from 1998-2000
• Honors the release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937
• Includes text on the back with historical details
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Celebrate the Century
Value: 32¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: September 10, 1998
First Day City: Cleveland, Ohio
Quantity Issued: 188,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Intaglio
Format: Panes of 15
Perforations: 11.6
Tagging: Block Tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the release of America’s very first full-length animated movie, Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It paved the way for the countless animated films released since.
About the stamp design: Pictures a still from the Walt Disney movie Snow Whie and the Seven Dwarfs. Includes the following text on the back “In December 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered as this country’s first feature-length animated film. The movie classic was comprised of 250,000 separate drawings and won a special Academy Award for Walt Disney.”
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the foot of Cleveland, Ohio’s Terminal Tower Building at Tower City Center. When it first opened in June 1930, the 52-story building was among the tallest buildings in the world and was the tallest west of New York City for 40 years.
About the Celebrate the Century series: The USPS launched the Celebrate the Century series in 1998 to mark the end of the 20th century and herald the arrival of the 21st. The series includes 10 sheets of 15 stamps (150 in total), with each honoring important moments from a different decade (1900s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s). At the time of completion, it was the longest and most ambitious commemorative stamp series in US history.
History the stamp represents: From the very beginning, the animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was a labor of love for its creators.
It all began one night in 1934, when Walt Disney gathered his team of animators in a small sound stage on the Disney lot. There he shared the story, acting out every role, running around the stage like a man possessed. One member of Disney’s creative team reported that while the movie was great, it didn’t eclipse the original performance.
By all accounts, this was the largest undertaking ever attempted by the Disney Studio. The cartoon short of the past was no longer financially viable and something new had to take its place. Creating the film would prove to be a daunting task. Disney employed 750 animators who made two million sketches for Snow White. The final movie had approximately a quarter of a million frames and cost almost $1.5 million.
The animators also used an amazing amount of detail in the production. They chose colors to trigger certain feelings toward characters and even did experiments with light and shadow to ensure an authentic look. All of this effort would make Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs one of the 10 best pictures of 1937.
US #3185h
1998 Walt Disney’s Snow White Debuts – Celebrate the Century (1930s)
• Part of the fourth sheet in the Celebrate the Century stamp series issued from 1998-2000
• Honors the release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937
• Includes text on the back with historical details
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Celebrate the Century
Value: 32¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: September 10, 1998
First Day City: Cleveland, Ohio
Quantity Issued: 188,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Intaglio
Format: Panes of 15
Perforations: 11.6
Tagging: Block Tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the release of America’s very first full-length animated movie, Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It paved the way for the countless animated films released since.
About the stamp design: Pictures a still from the Walt Disney movie Snow Whie and the Seven Dwarfs. Includes the following text on the back “In December 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered as this country’s first feature-length animated film. The movie classic was comprised of 250,000 separate drawings and won a special Academy Award for Walt Disney.”
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the foot of Cleveland, Ohio’s Terminal Tower Building at Tower City Center. When it first opened in June 1930, the 52-story building was among the tallest buildings in the world and was the tallest west of New York City for 40 years.
About the Celebrate the Century series: The USPS launched the Celebrate the Century series in 1998 to mark the end of the 20th century and herald the arrival of the 21st. The series includes 10 sheets of 15 stamps (150 in total), with each honoring important moments from a different decade (1900s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s). At the time of completion, it was the longest and most ambitious commemorative stamp series in US history.
History the stamp represents: From the very beginning, the animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was a labor of love for its creators.
It all began one night in 1934, when Walt Disney gathered his team of animators in a small sound stage on the Disney lot. There he shared the story, acting out every role, running around the stage like a man possessed. One member of Disney’s creative team reported that while the movie was great, it didn’t eclipse the original performance.
By all accounts, this was the largest undertaking ever attempted by the Disney Studio. The cartoon short of the past was no longer financially viable and something new had to take its place. Creating the film would prove to be a daunting task. Disney employed 750 animators who made two million sketches for Snow White. The final movie had approximately a quarter of a million frames and cost almost $1.5 million.
The animators also used an amazing amount of detail in the production. They chose colors to trigger certain feelings toward characters and even did experiments with light and shadow to ensure an authentic look. All of this effort would make Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs one of the 10 best pictures of 1937.