Peanuts Stamp Collection Review

China collection

The year 2015 celebrates the 65th anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz.

Many stamp collectors who collect stamps, first day covers, limited edition figurines, etc. Recently the Snoopy movie was released in many countries. Charlie Brown and Snoopy fans have started collecting stamps and figurines again. Some postal patrons who buy the stamps might keep a booklet or two as souvenirs.

Year 2015 is the 50th anniversary of the award-winning animated television feature A “Charlie Brown Christmas”. This stamp issue celebrates American popular culture and marks a significant historic event.

There is no doubt that Peanuts characters catch the hearts of many people across generational and national boundaries. A small stamp collection featuring characters from “Peanuts” issued by many countries from around the world.

While Charlie’s dog Snoopy is the most frequently commemorated character, many others have also appeared on postage stamps, including Charlie Brown himself, Woodstock, Patty, Linus, Lucy, Sally, Schroeder, Marcie and Franklin.

Portugal stamp collection set

Portugal issued six stamps and souvenir sheet Oct. 6, 2000 (Scott 2388-2393) with designs following Snoopy through the process of writing a letter through to its delivery, including driving the mail truck himself. To purchase this Portugal’s limited edition stamp, please click here or cheaper version here.

In 2010, Japan issued a pane of 10 Peanuts Comic Strip stamps (Scott 3206) to promote letter writing. And, in 2014, Japan issued two panes of 10 showing the characters (Scott 3726-3727). The stamps in both issues depict Snoopy and friends writing letters and receiving mail. To purchase this Japanese limited edition stamp, please click here.

To promote tourism, the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean issued six Peanuts Characters stamps and a souvenir sheet of six stamps (Scott 849-854 and 854a) in the shape of a suitcase. The stamps were issued in 2002. Click here to purchase the set. The stamps highlight what the Cayman’s postal service calls “A Fantastic Cayman Vacation.” The stamps show Peanuts characters engaged in fun activities during their vacation on the island: painting, playing at the beach, touring local sites, and playing golf.

In 2001, the U.S. Postal Service issued a 34¢ Snoopy stamp (Scott 3507) showing the famous beagle in his guise as a World War I fighter pilot soaring in his dog house over the Western Front. Three more Peanuts characters — Charlie Brown, Lucy and Linus — appeared on the header of the pane of 20, and the title honored Peanuts author and artist Schulz.

In 2001, Gibraltar issued a set of five Peanuts Christmas stamps and a souvenir sheet (Scott 890-894 and 894a). Just one click away to get your Gibraltar stamp set here.

Gibraltar stamp collection set

In 2003, Gibraltar followed this up with another Peanuts Christmas souvenir sheet (Scott 959). The characters are shown caroling around a Christmas tree on the £1 stamp in the sheet, and the selvage includes snowflakes and “Joy to the World.”

In 2010, the Netherlands issued a nondenominated (€0.34) personalized stamp (Scott 1377) with a generic design showing Snoopy ice skating amid snow flurries, while dressed in a red stocking cap. The stamp could be personalized with a design of the customer’s choice for an additional fee. As a December stamp, it could be used for payment in full on holiday mail in the month of December and early January. After the 12th day of Christmas (Jan. 6, 2011), an additional €0.10 fee would be required to meet the first-class letter rate.

There are three personalized stamps. They include a 2005 Australian pane of 20, a 2006 Hong Kong stamp, and a 2006 pane of Chinese self-adhesive stamps.

On this issues, Snoopy and the Peanuts characters did not appear on the actual stamps, but they are shown on labels and in the selvage. The pane from China includes 10 labels showing Snoopy. Lucy and Woodstock also are pictured. As usual, it comes with the China Red colour, last piece for sale here.

Hong Kong issued a special collector’s box that contains a sheet of personalized Snoopy stamps, and four souvenirs consisting of small figurines and key chains depicting Snoopy and a Hong Kong Post mailbox and mail truck. The box can be collected here.

In November, 2015, Singapore post office issued a Peanuts movie stamp collection folder in conjunction with the movie release. The post office only issued 1000 sets, with half of them sold out on the 1st day. Charlie Brown Cafe Singapore is authorised to sell on behalf of Singpost. Stamp collectors and Peanuts fans can buy this limited edition stamp folder here.

In addition to regular postage stamps and personalized stamps portraying Snoopy and other Peanuts characters, there are many other collectibles, such as figurines of the Peanuts Gang Characters, especially Snoopy. Feel free to browse them here.

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Snoopy & Belle in Designers’ Dress

The new exhibition entitled “Snoopy and Belle in Fashion presented by MetLife” brings together Snoopy and his sister Belle with the world’s foremost design talent and visionaries. A continuing project since the early 80’s, here are the latest couturiers to dress the Peanut’s icon and his sister.

Designers Dress Snoopy & Belle

The exhibition, which features all new one-of-a kind creations for the on-trend vinyl Snoopy and Belle dolls, has been making its tour all over the world to celebrate the rich history of Peanuts and fashion.

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As mentioned, this is not the first time Snoopy & Belle have been dolled up by famous fashion designers for a worldwide tour.

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The newest international fashion leaders who’ve designed for Snoopy and Belle several of whom have desiged for them in the past.

Anna Sui:
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Betsey Johnson:
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Bibhu Mohapatra:
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Calvin Klein Collection:
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Christian Siriano:
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Costello Tagliapietra:
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DKNY:
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Diane Von Furstenberg:
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Dries Van Noten:
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Edwin Oudsho0rn:
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Emanuel Ungaro:
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Isaac Mizrahi:
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Isabel Marant:
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J Mendel:
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Kaviar Gauche:
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Kenneth Cole:
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Lisa Perry:
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MAC Cosmetics:
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Marta Larsson:
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Milliner Philip Treacy:
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Rodarte:
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Royal Asscher and Pluma:
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Swarovski:
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Tracy Reese:
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VPL by Victoria Bartlett:
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From the press release:
“Snoopy and Belle In Fashion presented by MetLife” makes its premiere appearance as Peanuts prepares to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the beloved Charles Schulz comic strip in 2015, along with the brand’s first all new CGI 3D feature film from Twentieth Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios, the 50th anniversary of Peanuts on television with A Charlie Brown Christmas airing on ABC, and the 30th anniversary of the inaugural “Snoopy in Fashion” event of the 1980s that went on to exhibit at The Louvre and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The all new exhibit will include Snoopy and Belle looks from the new roster of leading designers, as well as iconic looks from the original exhibition, which included looks from Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, Oscar De La Renta, Giorgio Armani, L.L. Bean, and many more. The show went on to exhibit at The Louvre, The L.A. County Museum, and throughout Europe and Asia, and inspired both paperback and hard cover art books.

In gratitude for the designers’ participation in the event, Peanuts will make a donation to their charity of choice. Several designers, who are members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, who was instrumental in supporting the Snoopy and Belle in Fashion project, will support initiatives associated with that organization.

Special gift items and new official Snoopy & Belle dolls have been produced to accompany the exhibit:
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new official snoopy & belle dolls

Shop for snoopy fashion items here

Where It All Began
Snoopy stepped out of Charles Schulz’s comic strip, Peanuts, and turned soft and huggable in 1968, when Determined Productions presented the world with its first cuddly plush Snoopy. In no time at all, Snoopy fans around the world began asking for clothes and Determined Productions responded with a line of outfits suitable for Snoopy, the master of disguise. In 1976, Snoopy’s sister Belle made her debut in the Peanuts comic strip and later as a plush doll with a complete wardrobe. In the early 1980s, Connie Boucher from Determined Productions began to contact the most famous and talented couturiers in the world to create an original one-of-a-kind designer outfit for both Snoopy and Belle. The result was a fabulous collection of specially designed haute couture that became an exhibition around the world. Charles M. Schulz could not believe that famous fashion designers from around the world would agree to turn their talents to creating clothes for a plush doll, but the Snoopy in Fashion collection is testament to the universal appeal of the world’s most famous beagle. With gala openings at prestigious venues such as the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and the Seibu Art Forum in Tokyo, Snoopy in Fashion travelled to cities around the world throughout the mid-1980s.

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