The Daffy Duck stamp arrives

Daffy Duck will finally get the respect he longs for on April 16 at 10am at
the Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood when a U.S. postage stamp is
dedicated in his honor and "Daffy Duck Day" is declared in Hollywood to
commemorate the event. Johnny Grant, Ceremonial Mayor of Hollywood and
Chairman of the HollywoodWalk of Fame, will declare the day as "Daffy Duck
Day" when he joins Tirso del Junco, M.D., member of the Postal Service's
Board of Governors, and Dan Romanelli, President, Warner Bros. Consumer
Products at the dedication event. The ceremony will take place in the
courtyard of Mann's Chinese Theater and will feature the stamp being
unveiled on the background of a world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
Daffy is the third Looney Tunes character to be featured on a U.S. stamp,
joining his animated arch-rival, Bugs Bunny, and the loveable cat and
canary team of Sylvester & Tweety.


The 33-cent stamp features Daffy leaning against a rural mailbox with his
trademark "that's despicable" look directed towards two letters in the
mailbox which have the Bugs Bunny and Sylvester & Tweety stamps affixed.
More than four hundred million of the self-adhesive stamps have been
printed.


Daffy Duck made his debut in the 1937 black-and-white cartoon "Porky's Duck
Hunt," directed by Tex Avery. A crazy little quacker who entertains
viewers with his child-likeinnocence, Daffy has become, over the years, a
bit more sophisticated and articulate as he tries to win fame and success
at any cost.


A collectible pictorial cancellation commemorating the stamp dedication
will be offered at the event. Customers have 30 days to obtain the first
day of issue postmark by mail.They may purchase the new stamps at their
local post office, affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address
the envelopes (to themselves and/or others), and place them in a larger
envelope addressed to:


DAFFY DUCK STAMP

POSTMASTER

7001 S CENTRAL AVE RM 051

LOS ANGELES CA 90052-9991


After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal
Service returns the envelope through the mail. There is no charge for the
postmark. All orders must be postmarked by May 16, 1999. Stamp
Fulfillment Services also offers first day covers for new stamp issues and
postal stationery items postmarked with the official first day of issue
cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in
the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog. Customers may request a free catalog
by writing to:


INFORMATION FULFILLMENT, DEPT 6270, US POSTAL SERVICE, PO BOX 419014, KANSAS CITY, MO
64141-6014, or by telephoning 1-800-STAMP-24. Callers outside the United
States can call 816-545-1000 to place orders. However, it is not a toll
free call.