2020 First-Class Forever Stamps,Bugs Bunny: WWII Army Staff Sergeant
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US #5503
2020 Soldier – Bugs Bunny
- One of 10 stamp designs celebrating Bugs Bunny’s 80th birthday
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Bugs Bunny
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: July 27, 2020
First Day City: Burbank, California
Quantity Issued: 50,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, overall
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Bugs Bunny’s official screen debut.
About the stamp designs: Pictures a one of Bugs Bunny’s iconic personas – a baseball player. The artwork came directly from Warner Bros. animation artists who also created the sketches on the reverse side of the complete pane of 20 stamps.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic with a First Day of Issue postmark from Burbank, California, home of Warner Bros.
About the Bugs Bunny set: Includes 10 different stamp designs issued in honor of Bugs Bunny’s debut on screen in 1940. Each design pictures a different on of Bugs’ famous personas: a barber, basketball player, Hollywood celebrity, court jester, Brünhilde, mermaid, piano player, super-rabbit, baseball player, and soldier. The set also honors Bugs’ place in popular culture and animation history.
History the stamp represents: During World War II, several Bugs Bunny cartoons were released that made fun of enemy countries or promoted our own troops. Some of the most famous were Super-Rabbit (1943), Bugs Bunny Nips the nips (1944), and Herr Meets Hare (1945). The latter two are rather controversial today, but, at the time, they were well-received by Americans.
Super-Rabbit has stood the test of time. At first, it simply features Bugs gaining super powers and going after an evil rabbit hunter in Texas. However, at the end, he dons a special disguise to outwit them. He enters a phone booth and declares to the audience, “This looks like a job for a REAL Superman!” When he reappears, he is wearing a blue Marine Corps uniform and singing the “Marines’ Hymn.” Bugs’ enemies snap to attention and salute him. The disguise works, and Bugs marches off to “Berlin, Tokyo, and points East.”
The United States Marine Corps was ecstatic to see Bugs Bunny become a Marine. In fact, they made him an honorary private and issued official dog tags in his name. While the story could easily end there, Bugs continued to rise through the ranks during World War II. Perhaps this was because of his sound defeat of German and Japanese enemies in several cartoons. By the end of the war, Bugs had been promoted all the way to master sergeant, a great honor indeed.
US #5503
2020 Soldier – Bugs Bunny
- One of 10 stamp designs celebrating Bugs Bunny’s 80th birthday
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Bugs Bunny
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: July 27, 2020
First Day City: Burbank, California
Quantity Issued: 50,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, overall
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Bugs Bunny’s official screen debut.
About the stamp designs: Pictures a one of Bugs Bunny’s iconic personas – a baseball player. The artwork came directly from Warner Bros. animation artists who also created the sketches on the reverse side of the complete pane of 20 stamps.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic with a First Day of Issue postmark from Burbank, California, home of Warner Bros.
About the Bugs Bunny set: Includes 10 different stamp designs issued in honor of Bugs Bunny’s debut on screen in 1940. Each design pictures a different on of Bugs’ famous personas: a barber, basketball player, Hollywood celebrity, court jester, Brünhilde, mermaid, piano player, super-rabbit, baseball player, and soldier. The set also honors Bugs’ place in popular culture and animation history.
History the stamp represents: During World War II, several Bugs Bunny cartoons were released that made fun of enemy countries or promoted our own troops. Some of the most famous were Super-Rabbit (1943), Bugs Bunny Nips the nips (1944), and Herr Meets Hare (1945). The latter two are rather controversial today, but, at the time, they were well-received by Americans.
Super-Rabbit has stood the test of time. At first, it simply features Bugs gaining super powers and going after an evil rabbit hunter in Texas. However, at the end, he dons a special disguise to outwit them. He enters a phone booth and declares to the audience, “This looks like a job for a REAL Superman!” When he reappears, he is wearing a blue Marine Corps uniform and singing the “Marines’ Hymn.” Bugs’ enemies snap to attention and salute him. The disguise works, and Bugs marches off to “Berlin, Tokyo, and points East.”
The United States Marine Corps was ecstatic to see Bugs Bunny become a Marine. In fact, they made him an honorary private and issued official dog tags in his name. While the story could easily end there, Bugs continued to rise through the ranks during World War II. Perhaps this was because of his sound defeat of German and Japanese enemies in several cartoons. By the end of the war, Bugs had been promoted all the way to master sergeant, a great honor indeed.