Mickey Mouse - Steamboat Willie

The First Mickey Mouse cartoon enters public domain (Steamboat Willie (1928); Walt Disney 1901–1966; Ub Iwerks 1901–1971) 

The Copyright Act ensures that its protections extend to creative works even after the death of the author. As of 2024-Jan-01, Steamboat Willie (Mickey Mouse) an iconic American cartoon has now entered the public domain. The character was first introduced to audiences (along with girlfriend Minnie) in the 1928 black and white animated short film “Steamboat Willie,” directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Disney - Mickey Mouse : Football

1934-Pasadena CA - Tournament of Roses

The Pigskin Classic was a season-opening college football game played at Anaheim Stadium from 1990 until 1994, and continued from 1995 to 2002 at various stadiums. It was initially created as a west-coast counterpart of the Kickoff Classic and hosted by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.

Laurel & Hardy first day cover - Collins hand-painted cachet

The Art of Disney : 2007 Magic

2007-Aug-16 American Gardens Theater, Epcot Center, Walt Disney World, in Orlando, Florida

The Art of Disney – Magic: The Postal Service™ issued The Art of Disney: Magic commemorative stamps in four designs, honoring the art of magic as imagined by Walt Disney and his studio animators. The stamps feature Disney characters: Dumbo and Timothy Mouse. Peter Pan and Tinker Bell. Mickey Mouse as “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” Aladdin and Genie.

Digital color postmark: 

Commemoraive postmarks:

Mickey Mouse - The Band Concert - Romania

The Band Concert is a 1935 animated short film produced in 3-strip Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. The 73rd short film in the Mickey Mouse series and notable as the first in the series to be produced in color

Directed by Wilfred Jackson, with music adapted by Leigh Harline, the action follows a small music band, conducted by Mickey Mouse, which struggles through a distraction-filled public performance. Clarence Nash provides the voice of Donald Duck, the only speaking character. The film remains among the most highly acclaimed of the Disney shorts.

Band Concert - Czyl's  Penny Post (local post) stamp

Buzz Lightyear - Go Beyond : 2022

2022-Aug-03 Los Angeles CA

The United States Postal Service® issues the Go Beyond stamps in four designs, featuring the famed Space Ranger, Buzz Lightyear, as seen in Disney and Pixar’s 2022 film, Lightyear. Known until now as the coolest character in the toybox, the Buzz seen on these stamps is the hero whose origin story inspired the Toy Story action figure. Art director Greg Breeding, working closely with Pixar Animation Studios, designed the stamps using artwork provided by the studio. - USPS color digital postmark

AFDCS and Panda cachets

Mickey Mouse : 1988 Italy

 

1988-Apr-13 Milan Italy

Disney - Mail A Smile : 2012

2012-Jun- Orlando FL

The U.S. Postal Service® presents the second of two issuances featuring beloved Disney•Pixar characters. Following up on Send a Hello, which was issued in 2011, Mail a Smile includes five different designs that spotlight Flik and Dot from A Bug’s Life (1998); Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) and Dashiell “Dash” Parr from The Incredibles (2004), with “Dash” also shown running in the background; Nemo and Squirt from Finding Nemo (2003); Woody, Bullseye, and Jessie from Toy Story 2 (1999); and Boo, Mike Wazowski, and James P. “Sulley” Sullivan from Monsters, Inc. (2001). Art director William J. Gicker worked with Disney•Pixar to design the stamp art.

Commemorative postmarks

The Art of Disney : 2004 Friendship

2004-Jun-23 Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California

The Art of Disney: Friendship - The U.S. Postal Service® issued The Art of Disney: Friendship postage stamps featuring Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, and a host of Disney friends from Lion King, Pinocchio and Bambi.

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Donald Duck : 2001 Finland

2001-Mar-13 Finland

Donald Duck's 50th Anniversary - Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known for his semi-intelligible speech and his mischievous, temperamental, and pompous personality. Along with his friend Mickey Mouse, Donald was included in TV Guide's list of the 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time in 2002, and has earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has appeared in more films than any other Disney character.

Donald's first appearance was in The Wise Little Hen (1934), but it was his second appearance in Orphan's Benefit that same year that introduced him as a temperamental comic foil to Mickey Mouse.

Walt Disney came up with Donald's iconic attributes including his short temper and his sailor suit. While Dick Huemer and Art Babbit were the first to animate Donald, Dick Lundy is credited for developing him as a character.

Disney : 2004 France

2004-Mar-06 France - 2004 Stamp Festival

 

Walt Disney : 1970 San Marino

1970-Dec-22 San Marino