As you may have seen, the USPS issued their first set of a series that feature Disney characters. This issue’s theme is Friendship and features:
Mickey, Donald & Goofy
Bambi & Thumper
Pinocchio & J. Cricket
Simba & Mufasa
Now, given that the themes to two future sets are alleged to be Romance and Celebration, what films do you think will be in the future releases (there is a rumor that I haven’t substantiated saying that Mickey will be one of the four in each of the future releases as well).
My thoughts:
Celebration will include Dumbo, Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians, and Aladdin. If Mickey’s included, then Dalmatians is out and Mickey will be with Pluto.
Romance will include Beauty & Beast, Lady & Tramp, Aurora & Phillip, and Cinderella & Charming. If Mickey’s included (w/Minnie), one of the latter two will be out.
I’m guessing since Snow White already got a stamp (in the Celebrate the Century series), she won’t be used again. I’m also guessing “classic” Disney will be used more than contemporary Disney, so Little Mermaid will be trumped. I think recent legal and/or business controversies will omit Winnie the Pooh and Toy Story from consideration, and Peter Pan & Alice in Wonderland will assume also-ran positions.
Any Disney fans or stamp collectors out there want to guess?
And the Native Americans from Peter Pan. No, those aren’t Native American’s - those are Injuns.
Then they can have one on firearm safety and feature Fox and Hound.
Celebration could have the Unbirthday Party from Alice, Mulan in front of fireworks (acheives cultural diversity objectives). And if they put Pooh in, it would be here.
“When we grow up we make new friends who share different parts of our lives. But if we are fortunate like the lion cub Simba, who idolizes his father Mufasa, our parents are our first “best” friends who anchor us with friendship that grows from love no one else can match.”
Kinda dodgy, I’ll admit, but the four stamps are supposed to represent four different “types” of friendship, so this is what they used.
I misread “stamps” as “stomps” and so the thread title had me anticipating an OP about Eisner or other Disney officials leaving some event in a huff, (something pertaining to Fahrenheit 9/11 was my guess), and making ominous promises about other films in the can that they were going to refuse to distribute.
Instead of either of those, I read it as Disney preparing to give yet another tradition it’s Disney treatment and thus try to assimilate another cultural resource.
Most philatelic threads I start die on the vine, but I thought I’d just update this one. The announced subjects of the Disney/Celebration issue for 2005 are:
Mickey & Pluto (the only one I guessed correctly)
Alice & the Mad Hatter
Ariel & Flounder
Snow White & Dopey
The Snow White one is a bit of a surprise, since she already received a stamp in the Celebrate the Century series (for the 1930s decade), and the USPS tends not to repeat too much (aside from major historical figures and events). Then again, they did repeat John Wayne, too, so go figure.
Predictions for the Romance issue in 2006: Beauty & Beast (it seems each issue needs one modern representative), Lady & Tramp, Aurora & Phillip, and Mickey & Minnie (since the Mouse appears to be featured in each issue, too).
