2018 First-Class Forever Stamp,Hot Wheels: Rocket-Bye-Baby,1971
# 5322 - 2018 First-Class Forever Stamp - Hot Wheels: Rocket-Bye-Baby - 1971
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5322 - 2018 First-Class Forever Stamp - Hot Wheels: Rocket-Bye-Baby - 1971
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US #5322
2018 Rocket-Bye-Baby – Hot Wheels
- One of 10 stamps honoring Hot Wheels’ 50th anniversary
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Hot Wheels
Value: 50¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: September 29, 2018
First Day City: Fort Worth, Texas
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: Issued in celebration of Hot Wheels’ 50th anniversary and the impact it’s had on the toy industry.
About the stamp designs: Pictures a photograph by Len Rizzi of the famous Rocket-Bye-Baby Hot Wheels car on the classic bright orange track.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue was held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.
About the Hot Wheels set: The USPS issued 10 stamp designs celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of America’s best known and best loved toy brands – Hot Wheels. Each stamp pictures a different well-known Hot Wheels car zooming down the company’s iconic bright orange race track. The cars shown on the stamps are: Purple Passion, Rocket-Bye-Baby, Rigor Motor, Rodger Dodger, Mach Speeder, Twin Mill, Bone Shaker, HW40, Deora II, and Sharkruiser.
History the stamp represents: Some Hot Wheels were based on the designs of classic cars, evoking nostalgia. Others were designs of pure fantasy looking to the future. Rocket-Bye-Baby was a fantasy-driven creation by an aviation buff.
Rocket-Bye-Baby was designed by Bob Lovejoy. Lovejoy had worked with head Hot Wheels designer Larry Wood on other popular cars, but this one was a design all his own. Lovejoy had been fascinated with aeronautics from a young age and would go on to design the Quicksilver glider. So it’s no wonder that when given the chance to design his own car, he created one that could seemingly fly down the track.
Lovejoy’s creation featured a large ramjet engine on top, a large windshield, and pointed nose. The car also had a neat feature – when the tailpipes were pulled, the vents on the sides of the car would open. Rocket-Bye-Baby was produced for two years and was found in eight different colors. Blue was the most common and rose was the most rare. The car also featured eye-catching Spectraflame paint – a metallic finish that mimicked the paint on real cars. Rocket-Bye-Baby was re-released in 1973 as a promotional item, given out to customers at Shell gas stations. A new model wouldn’t be released until 2009.
For anyone with a joy for all things fast, the Rocket-Bye-Baby is surely a favorite.
US #5322
2018 Rocket-Bye-Baby – Hot Wheels
- One of 10 stamps honoring Hot Wheels’ 50th anniversary
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Hot Wheels
Value: 50¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: September 29, 2018
First Day City: Fort Worth, Texas
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: Issued in celebration of Hot Wheels’ 50th anniversary and the impact it’s had on the toy industry.
About the stamp designs: Pictures a photograph by Len Rizzi of the famous Rocket-Bye-Baby Hot Wheels car on the classic bright orange track.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue was held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.
About the Hot Wheels set: The USPS issued 10 stamp designs celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of America’s best known and best loved toy brands – Hot Wheels. Each stamp pictures a different well-known Hot Wheels car zooming down the company’s iconic bright orange race track. The cars shown on the stamps are: Purple Passion, Rocket-Bye-Baby, Rigor Motor, Rodger Dodger, Mach Speeder, Twin Mill, Bone Shaker, HW40, Deora II, and Sharkruiser.
History the stamp represents: Some Hot Wheels were based on the designs of classic cars, evoking nostalgia. Others were designs of pure fantasy looking to the future. Rocket-Bye-Baby was a fantasy-driven creation by an aviation buff.
Rocket-Bye-Baby was designed by Bob Lovejoy. Lovejoy had worked with head Hot Wheels designer Larry Wood on other popular cars, but this one was a design all his own. Lovejoy had been fascinated with aeronautics from a young age and would go on to design the Quicksilver glider. So it’s no wonder that when given the chance to design his own car, he created one that could seemingly fly down the track.
Lovejoy’s creation featured a large ramjet engine on top, a large windshield, and pointed nose. The car also had a neat feature – when the tailpipes were pulled, the vents on the sides of the car would open. Rocket-Bye-Baby was produced for two years and was found in eight different colors. Blue was the most common and rose was the most rare. The car also featured eye-catching Spectraflame paint – a metallic finish that mimicked the paint on real cars. Rocket-Bye-Baby was re-released in 1973 as a promotional item, given out to customers at Shell gas stations. A new model wouldn’t be released until 2009.
For anyone with a joy for all things fast, the Rocket-Bye-Baby is surely a favorite.