Mickey and Friends Outsell Elvis; Final Edition of Most Popular Stamp Series Ever to be Issued Aug 7

Mickey and Friends Outsell Elvis; Final Edition of Most Popular Stamp Series Ever to be Issued Aug 7

What:

First-day-of-issue stamp dedication ceremony for the Art of Disney: Imagination commemorative 42-cent first-class stamps.

Who:

Executive Vice President and Imagineering Ambassador, Walt Disney Imagineering, Martin A. (Marty) Sklar

U.S. Postal Service Chief of Staff, Office of the Postmaster General, Mike Spates

Art of Disney: Imagination Stamp Artist Peter Emmerich
Art of Disney: Imagination Creative Director, David Pacheco
U.S. Postal Service Stamp Art Director Terrance McCaffrey
Mickey Mouse as Steamboat Willie

Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) and her helpers Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather

Pongo and one of his pups from 101 Dalmatians
Mowgli and Baloo from The Jungle Book

When:
10 a.m. (PDT)
Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008

Where:
Forecourt of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Park
Anaheim, CA

Background:

Although Elvis remains king as the most popular stamp subject of all-time with an estimated 124.1 million collected, Mickey Mouse and his friends rule as the most popular stamp series at 211.5 million. Originally scheduled to be introduced as three sets during a three-year period, this is the fifth and final debut of the Art of Disney stamps series.

RSVP:

Please call 1-800-5-MICKEY (564-2539) to RSVP. Admission and parking for the stamp ceremony is free with proper media credentials. Due to security, TV TRUCKS must contact Disneyland in advance at 714-781-4500 for instructions on parking arrangements. The media sign-in table is to the right of Disneyland's main gate.

Directions/Parking:

FROM I-5 SOUTH: Take Disneyland Drive/Ball Road exit and continue south on Disneyland Drive. Follow the signs to Downtown Disney parking. Your parking ticket will be validated at media check-in at Disneyland's main gate.

FROM I-5 NORTH: Exit Katella Avenue/Disney Way. Take Katella west to Disneyland Drive. Turn right on Disneyland Drive and follow the signs and follow the signs to Downtown Disney parking. Your parking ticket will be validated at media check-in at Disneyland's main gate.

An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation, 146 million homes and businesses. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world's mail.

CONTACT: Rich Maher, (O) +1-714-662-6350, (C) +1-714-307-0202, richard.j.maher@usps.gov, or Mark Saunders, (O) +1-202-268-6524, (C) +1-202-320-0782, mark.r.saunders@usps.gov, both of U.S. Postal Service; or John McClintock of Disneyland Resort, (O) +1-714-781-4836, John.McClintock@disney.com

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Aug. 6/

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Source: U.S. Postal Service

Web Site: http://www.usps.com/

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