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In the News (Sun 20 Dec 09)

  
  AskPhil -- Stamp Collecting starts here.
Organizing or sorting stamps means identifying them according to the standard classification systems used in the philatelic hobby; namely, according to the country of their origin, and then by their assigned number in whatever stamp catalogue you prefer to use.
Stamps for the Asian new year usually appear in December or January - it will be easy to see what issuing pattern the country you are working with follows.
A very general rule is that most stamps are postally used within the country that issued them, and the most common use of stamps is for letters.
www.askphil.org /b44.htm   (0 words)

  
  Blondie (comic strip) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Blondie is a popular comic strip created by Chic Young that has been syndicated in newspapers since September 8, 1930.
In 1995, the strip was one of 20 included in the Comic Strip Classics series of commemorative postage stamps.
A notable cultural contribution made by Chic Young's comic is the term "Dagwood sandwich", for a huge sandwich consisting of unlikely combinations of ingredients, Dagwood's favorite snack.
www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Blondie_(comic_strip)   (487 words)

  
 Comic Strip Classics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Comic Strip Classics series of commemorative postage stamps was issued by the US Postal Service in 1995 to honor the centennial of the newspaper comic strip.
The series featured drawings of comic strip characters with their logos.
The series was restricted to strips created before 1950.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Comic_Strip_Classics   (102 words)

  
 The Yellow Kid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mickey Dugan, better known as The Yellow Kid, was the lead fictional character in Hogan's Alley, one of the first comic strips and one of the very first to be printed in color.
The device of using word balloons to contain character dialogue in comic strips was first used in The Yellow Kid, though the kid himself communicated through statements that appeared printed on his shirt.
In 1995, the strip was one of 20 included in the Comic Strip Classics series of commemorative US postage stamps.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yellow_Kid   (303 words)

  
 Don't let these stamp terms confuse you
The Comic Strip stamps that were sold at post offices across the United States came in a unit of 20 stamps, as shown at the top of Figure 1.
The reason stamp collectors make the distinction is that the Comic Strip Classics stamps, like most stamps, were printed in much larger sheets that were divided up into individual panes for sale at the post office.
Stamps from Israel are often collected with a "tab" attached to the bottom of the stamp.
www.linns.com /howto/refresher/terms_19980518/refreshercourse.asp?uID=   (0 words)

  
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Comics turned into a stamping ground: Creators mention stamps April 5 to drum up support for postage marking a century of cartooning in 1995.
Her stamp of approval [Barsotti cartoons of Queen Elizabeth II].
Comics centennial events are coming; They include 100th anniversary exhibits, the unveiling of stamps, convention sessions and a cartoon festival.
www.rpi.edu /~bulloj/search/STAMPS.html   (0 words)

  
 Old Glory Honored on New Commemorative Postage Stamps
The date on each stamp may reflect the most significant year in a flag's history, not necessarily the year the flag was created.
This stamp pane, composed of 20 different American flags, presents some of the historically significant developments in the flag from colonial times to the present day.
The beauty of the stamp pane is based on the diversity of the designs and the theme of red, white, and blue.
www.psestamp.com /articles/article2531.chtml   (1420 words)

  
 Blondie (comic strip) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blondie is a popular comic strip created by Murat Bernard "Chic" Young that has been syndicated in newspapers since September 8, 1930.
Dithers, but now he does it in his capacity as webmaster for J. Dithers Construction Company, and he now begins each morning racing to meet his carpool rather than catching a city bus to work.
In 2005, Blondie celebrates its 75th anniversary with a three month long story line, featuring cameos from other comic strips and other surprises.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blondie_(comic_strip)   (521 words)

  
 Cartoonists & Comics
Comics are not just for comics sections: An increasing number of newspapers are running some comics on feature pages and in other parts of the paper.
Comic with gay character is dropped by some papers: But most 'For Better or For Worse' clients decide to publish the sequence, which runs until April 24.
Strip's audience is both big and happy; Readers get 'One Big Happy' reinstated every time a newspaper tries to drop the family comic [by Rick Detorie].
www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rhode/eandpbib.htm   (5366 words)

  
 Comic Strip Classics Stamps | MetaFilter
Related :- A nice collection of exhibits at the National Postal Museum, part of the Smithsonian (such as this exhibit of Cuban stamps and this one on FDR's stamp collecting); the Bath Postal Museum of British postal history; stamps of Greenland; stamps of Tibet.
Some groovy Che Guevara stamps here (on a page of Cuban memorabilia - scroll down a little).
my set of Comic Classic stamps are still hanging right on the wall next to me.
www.metafilter.com /25939/Comic-Strip-Classics-Stamps   (115 words)

  
 Popeye - TheBestLinks.com - Animation, Comic strip, Cartoon, Hearst Corporation, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Popeye the sailor man is a cartoon figure and comic strip character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1929 and syndicated by the Hearst newspaper's King Features Syndicate.
Another regular character in the strip was Wimpy, who, despite the name, may have played a significant role in popularizing the hamburger in the United States.
The U.S. Postal Service featured Popeye in its "American Comic Classics" collection of postage stamps issued to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the comic strip.
www.thebestlinks.com /Popeye.html   (938 words)

  
 eBay Chat: Stamps
Stamps is a minor digression in Survivial of the Species, though it seems some don't like that thought.
Just writing about stamps for other people to read, and getting little to no response to those posts, means other topics of the day generate more participation.
It seems that many of the classic are actually at least F and clean and some of them like 153 I believe may be VF.
chatboards.ebay.com /chat.jsp?forum=1&thread=28   (6182 words)

  
 Toonerville Folks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toonerville Folks (sometimes known as Toonerville Trolley) was a comic strip by Fontaine Fox which ran from 1908 to 1955.
The single panel cartoon was a daily look at Toonerville, situated in what are now called the suburbs, inspired by Fox's childhood outside Louisville, Kentucky.
A series of over 50 silent film shorts based on the strip featured Mickey Rooney as Mickey (Himself) McGuire.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toonerville_Trolley   (193 words)

  
 “DEAN OF COOL” IS HOTTEST POSTAGE STAMP IN 1996 James Dean, Olympic Games, and Comic Strips Stamps Stick To ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Stamp collectors nationwide made 31 million James Dean stamps the star of their collections in 1996, making the second in the “Legends of Hollywood” series the most saved single commemorative stamp of the year.
Stamps celebrating the 1996 Centennial of the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga., took second place this year as 38.1 million “medals for the mail” made their way into collections.
The Postal Service issues 40-45 billion stamps in an average year, the majority of which are "definitive" stamps intended for day-to-day postage needs.
www.pinedafamily.com /stamps/1996/News/97010stp.htm   (418 words)

  
 USPS Most Popular Commemorative Stamps: Downloads
The Stamp Image must be in full color (if the publication is in color) and must be depicted in its entirety without any additions or deletions.
If the Stamp Image is reproduced within 75 - 150% of actual size, the denomination must be cancelled.
A line may be drawn through the denomination to indicate cancellation.
www.usps.com /communications/news/stamps/2006/sr06_055dl.htm   (0 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Prince Valiant
Val was a small child when the strip began, and the first several stories told of his boyhood exploits in the British fens where his father, the deposed king of Thule, had made a home in exile.
That same year, the movie was adapted into comic book form by Dell Comics — his first comic book appearance that was not a reprint of the newspaper strip.
The current artist is Gary Gianni, who has illustrated deluxe new editions of several 19th century classic novels, in addition to his credits at Dark Horse, DC Comics and elsewhere.
www.toonopedia.com /val.htm   (773 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Barney Google
The name "Barney Google" is familiar to anyone who ever watched a TV retrospective of comic strips — he's the guy with the "goo-goo-googly eyes" in the 1923 Billy Rose song they always play in …
The cartoonist, Billy DeBeck, is said to have been working in newspaper comics only until he could accumulate the wherewithal to pursue his "true calling", a career in fine arts.
They appeared in comics of their own, too — three issues from Dell in the 1940s, four from Toby Press in the '50s, one from Gold Key in the '60s, and six from Charlton in the '70s.
www.toonopedia.com /google.htm   (732 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Dick Tracy
It was the technological bent that led to what many consider the strip's low point — during most of the 1960s, it was dominated by a magnetically-powered vehicle called the Space Coupe, and the horned people that device brought back from the Moon.
The writing of the strip was taken over by Max Allan Collins, a detective novelist and long-time fan of Gould's work, whose other comics credits include Ms.
Fletcher died in 1983 and the strip was passed on to Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist Dick Locher, who, teamed with writer Michael Kilian, draws it today.
www.toonopedia.com /tracy.htm   (1050 words)

  
 BLONDIE (COMIC STRIP) FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In 1995, the strip was one of 20 included in the Comic_Strip_Classics series of commemorative postage_stamps.
Chic Young drew ''Blondie'' until his death in 1973, when the control of the strip passed to his son Dean_Young.
Dithers, but now he does it in his capacity as webmaster for J. Dithers Construction Company.
www.gottogetflowers.com /hu:Blondie_(comic_strip)   (418 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Flash Gordon
In comic books, Flash starred in an occasional release from Harvey or Dell Comics from the 1940s through the '60s.
DC did a brief one in 1988 and Marvel in 1995 —; and in the latter, Al Williamson reprised his role as artist.
In 1995, when the U.S. Postal Service honored 20 "Comic Strip Classics" with commemorative stamps, Flash Gordon, along with such luminaries as Li'l Abner, Gasoline Alley and Alley Oop, was among those chosen.
www.toonopedia.com /fgordon.htm   (730 words)

  
 Stamps, Topical & Specialty, Animation, Cartoons - Best Auctions for Sale
HUGE 27 Sets of Commemorative Mint Stamps 1972 - 1993
Disney 101 Dalmations Grenada $5 Mounted Postal Stamp
Disney Stamps Lion King Beauty Beast L.E. Certificate
animation-cartoons.topical-specialty.stamps.auction-for--sale.com   (0 words)

  
 COMIC STRIP CLASSICS Stamps / Full Sheet 1995 USPS - 1nternet auctions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This Collector's Stamp series was released by the United States Postal Service, and features characters from classic comic strips from the 1st 1/2 of the 20th Century.
Twenty 32 cent stamps on one uncut, unused sheet, w/ header/logo - each one features a different classic comic strip.
The back if each stamp includes text about each comic strip, it's run dates, and creators.
www.1nternet-auctions.com /cat-265/Stamps/United_States/Sheets/id-5563461129/COMIC_STRIP_CLASSICS_Stamps_Full_Sheet_1995_USPS   (238 words)

  
 Illustration/Cartoon Books For Sale
Borgman, now hailed as a great comic strip cartoonist as well as for his editorial cartoons, was collected here for the first time.
The original book to cover the history of comic strips, the interviews are still one of a kind glimpses at some of these cartoonists.
A collection of the comic strip Mafalda (a strip popular enough that it was translated and sold to the U.S. market for a time).
www.rtsco.com /booksale.htm   (10463 words)

  
 X-Entertainment: The Thrift Store 5.00 Bag Sale!
Potato Head himself is to be filled with bubble liquid, with all of him arms, legs and variously sized noses serving as wands.
It's a mutant hybrid of some of the world's classic toys, and it's covered in goo that I can only pray is just bubble juice.
They're from the 70s, when Schultz was still really motivated, and absolutely filled with comics and doodles you can't find anywhere else.
x-entertainment.com /articles/0811   (2069 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Comic Strip Classics stamps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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 Comic Strip Classics full sheet
Comic Strip Classics - full sheet on large envelope.
If you have a preference for a certain cachet please note a first and second choice above right.
If neither of your choices is available, we will substitute another.
www.brookmancovers.com /catalog/item/572603/226902.htm   (38 words)

  
 Detective Fiction on Stamps: United States 1995: Dick Tracy
His daughter and adopted son have been kidnapped, and even Tess Truehart, his sweetheart, jilted him several times before they finally were married in the strip in 1949.
However, he was less taken with the strip's tentative title, "Plainclothes Tracy." The name was changed, and Dick Tracy was born in the Sunday funnies of October 4, 1931.
The tone of the strip and the tightness of its scripts set a new standard in the action comics field.
www.trussel.com /detfic/tracy.htm   (393 words)

  
 Index to Comic Art Collection: "Kotenochkin" to "Kozlenko"
His son Brian then drew the strip, with writer Lisa Trusiani, until 1999, when he resigned and the art went to Frank Bolle.
-- (International) -- Summary: The Lambiek Comic Strip Bookshop in Amsterdam was founded in 1968 by Kees Kousemaker.
17-20 in Gare du Nord : an Anthology of Comics from Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland -- (Stockholm : NordiComics, 1997).
www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/krri/kot.htm   (3835 words)

  
 Comic Strip Items
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Comic Strip Sheet of Stamps - Mint condition
www.odysseytelevision.com /C831489/comic-strip--1i.html   (240 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - comic strip, Videos VHS PAL UK, DVDs, Fiction Books items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Comic Strip Presents (9 DVD box set) *SEALED* MR JOLLY 
Wallace and Gromit And The Lost Slipper HB Comic Strip 
The Comic Strip present THE YOB video Keith Allen 
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