The two best places I found to get US stamp descriptions, if you want to add them to your own album pages is either the Mystic Stamp Website of the US Postal Bulletin.
For an example, let's take the Bugs Bunny Stamp.
The Mystic link for this stamp is:
https://www.mysticstamp.com/Product...s/3137a/USA/Right on the page we have"
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The Bugs Bunny stamp was issued in conjunction with a campaign to launch the U.S.P.S.'s "Stampers" program. As the official mascot of Stampers, it was hoped the animated character would help revive youth interest in the hobby of stamp collecting. A full-color, 12-page magazine was made available through the U.S.P.S. Philatelic Fulfillment Service Center for a limited time, as part of the Stampers program.
Since his big-screen debut in 1940, Bugs Bunny and his trademark greeting, "Eh, what's up, Doc?" have become fixtures of American popular culture. Best known for his uproarious performances in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodie cartoons, Bugs also appeared in newspaper comics, comic books, and children's books.
A character closely resembling Bugs was used during the late 1930s in several cartoons directed by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway and Cal Dalton. When designer Charlie Thorson labeled the character sheet as "Bugs' bunny," the "wascawwy wabbit" got his name. But it wasn't until 1940 that the character known and loved as Bugs Bunny made his appearance. The cumulative creative effort of several brilliant individuals, most notably Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett, and Robert McKimson, Bugs made his big-screen debut in Tex Avery's 1940 short, A Wild Hare. Talented actor Mel Blanc gave a voice to the Brooklyn bunny.
During World War II, Bugs was enlisted to promote the war bond effort and was adopted as a member of the Seabees. Appointed "Ambassador for the Stampers program" by the United States Postal Service in 1996, the famous hare was honored with his own postage stamp in an effort to interest young people in stamp collecting.
This could be trimmed down to:
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Since his big-screen debut in 1940, Bugs Bunny and his trademark greeting, "Eh, what's up, Doc?" have become fixtures of American popular culture. Best known for his uproarious performances in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodie cartoons, Bugs also appeared in newspaper comics, comic books, and children's books.
The 1997 US Postal Bulletin with the Bugs Bunny announcement can be found here:
http://www.uspostalbulletins.com/PD...19970424.pdfWe get this description:
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Designed and illustrated by Warner Bros.,a Time Warner entertainment company, the stamp features the cartoon character Bugs Bunny, leaning against a rural mail box and holding his trademark carrot. Bugs Bunny will serve as the official "ambassador" for STAMPERS, the Postal Service's new stamp collecting program for children.
With a little tweaking we get:
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Designed and illustrated by Warner Bros., this stamp features the iconic cartoon character Bugs Bunny, leaning against a rural mail box and holding his trademark carrot. Bugs Bunny served as the official "ambassador" for STAMPERS, the Postal Service's new stamp collecting program for children.
Posted 08/15/2018 3:21 pm
