37 thoughts on “Buzz Lightyear (US 2022)”

1. Still waiting for a John Glenn stamp.

   • Or 100th Anniv of the American Legion…

     • The USPS doesn’t honor organizations…except when it does. (Also doesn’t do commercial enterprises…except when it does.)

       • Then explain to me why in 2017 the USPS released a postage stamp dedicated to a National Museum of African American History and Culture? That’s an organization and is federal (if I am not mistaken).

         • “(except when it doesn’t)”

   • Same here. Maybe when it will be 150th anniversary then the USPS will care. I also need to assume that politics are involved. You see, John Glenn was also a politician in his later life. However, that didn’t stop Nancy Regan to be put on a stamp.🤔

     • Best guess is that whoever holds the rights to John Glenn’s image and likeness wouldn’t cooperate with the USPS.

       • Would or wouldn’t? Confused by your answer.

       • Any evidence of this?

         Also, even if that was true, they could still have honor him with a stamp featuring Friendship 7 and his F8U Crusader jet that set the cross country record.

         Epic fail by USPS

   • Exactly. They can’t honor a real space hero, but instead honor fictional ones – just in time for a Disney film. It’s pathetic.

     • Because obtaining the rights of a fictional character is easier then to go through all the legal hoops. You see, you don’t need to wait three years for a stamp to be made that way. A request for copyright material being sent by USPS to Disney Pixar. They look it over, see how much money they can make out of it and give it a “green light”.

       I personally don’t mind when USPS make stamps with comic book or television characters, but when they make from 4 to 35 of those a year, the question arises, who buys those?

       Like, such enterprises are good because they promote philately to the youngsters. However, producing those kind of stamps enmasse doesn’t seem to attract much attention from the young crowd.

       Germany for example makes 1 to 4 stamps a year dedicated to promote youth philately. Majority of such stamps carry a phrase which literally translates as “For the Children” with a picture of a cartoon character or a child drawing. France and Belgium have something similar with a depiction of Tintin once in a while.

       I do understand that there are countries which make such stamps as part of their culture, i.e, Japan makes stamps with anime in same way as we make stamps with Disney characters.

       By the way, lo and behold, in couple of years (if not next year) we will have stamps dedicated to American video games, and I bet not only American…

       • Yes, John Glenn died in Ohio which has a right of publicity that protects a person’s image or likeness for 60 years after death. So, if they wanted to do a stamp they would have to ok it with his family/trust/foundation ect or maybe we’ll have a John Glenn stamp in 2076.
         https://rightofpublicityroadmap.com/state_page/ohio/

         • If any of us will be alive by that time, which is dubious.

           To be honest, America is the only country that have these issues. First, USPS needs to wait 3 years after person X dies as if there is a chance that the dead would ressurrect. Then they need to research and approve the subject (another 3 years)… Is it only me that see those obstacles as ridiculous or many others are in the same boat?

           Besides, what if somebody would make a stamp without an approval, big deal. The person most likely will be send to jail but the stamp will sell millions of copies worldwide – enough to bail him out.

           On a positive note, I am still awaiting Elizabeth Taylor stamp which was promised in 2016 but was never published in the “Legends of Hollywood” series.

           In fact, without explanation, the series was brought to a halt. Why would they quit such a popular series is beyond me.

         • Somehow I don’t think anyone, least of all me, will convince you, and I hasten to point out that I am anything but a “mouthpiece” or apologst for the USPS.

           “USPS needs to wait 3 years after person X dies” The USPS chooses to wait. It’s amazing what we sometimes learn about public figures (and even private ones) after he or she dies.

           “Then they need to research and approve the subject (another 3 years)…” No, the two 3-year periods can run simultaneously.

           “Besides, what if somebody would make a stamp without an approval, big deal. ” Very big deal. The USPS has, several times in the last 20 years, been forced to pay tens of thousands of dollars, sometimes more, for the inadvertent use of someone’s work. And what started all this caution in the U.S. was the W.C. Fields stamp (1980), where the lawyer representing the comedian’s estate sued the USPS for failing to get permission in advance.

           “I am still awaiting Elizabeth Taylor stamp …” Don’t hold your breath. Like Paul Newman’s estate, word is hers wants her honored not as a legendary actress, but as a humanitarian for her work for AIDS victims. That’s not why she is remembered. (At least people like me still use Paul Newman products!)

         • Yes, but Paul Newman was honored in 2016.

           So, if USPS chooses to wait 3 years why were they choose to wait 10 years in the previous century?🤔

           From what I remember 10 and 3 year periods was a policy, which they are scared to violate. Nobody but US have those policies.

           I don’t know, Canada for example honored Christopher Plummer in 2021, the same year he died.

         • Plummer in fact had input on the stamp and OFDC designs! At one point, briefly, the USPS allowed no waiting period at all. That was quickly changed. Personally, I like the waiting period. Can you imagine if the U.S. had issued a stamp for that great football star and actor O.J. Simpson? Sometimes immediately after death there is an outpouring of grief and the person is lionized, before public opinion comes back down to earth.

         • No. You know, a stamp issued without waiting period is fine.

           In Russia, there was a Polish-Soviet and probably Russian spy. He died in February 2020 with the stamp in his honor was issued in July of the same year.

           And there are probably many other examples that I can’t think off from the top of my head.

           As for O.J. Simpson, I am not his fan, and, considering the conviction, the stamp with him is less than likely. However, since we are on the topic of sports, I am surprised that American football is being ignored. Sure, we had one issued in 1969 and another one in 2000 (which was part of a set), ending with tiny mention of it in one of the Celebrate the Century blocks in 1998 and a set of 4 football players (finally) in 2003. Sure, we might remember set of 4 dedicated to the football coaches in 1997, but that’s a different topic.

           Considering that football and basketball are as popular as baseball I am surprised that we made almost 40 stamps dedicated to baseball players, 2 for basketball (Wilt Chamberlain), 3 for golf, and 4 for football players. By adding coaches that will be 8, but still.

         • The National Football League (pro football in the U.S., to all intents and purposes) is extremely licensed and the NFL extremely vigilant. It is one of the best marketing machines in history. Almost as “good” is the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). That is probably why we haven’t seen more football stamps.

         • The USPS policy is nothing if not confusing. How long was the waiting period between the death of Maya Angelou and issuance of stamp honoring her?

         • And MLB is less “licensed”? I don’t think that’s the case. They all sell merchandise like T-shirts with the names of the current players, mugs, etc. Been on a few stadiums myself. Also, why ice hockey isn’t popular on stamps? Like, some of the players who played the Soviet Union in 1980 (at least their coach) should be dead for a long time.

         • Misha, arguing with you is like trying to fill a bucket with big holes in it. You never let the facts stand in the way of your points. Yes, the NFL is much more licensed than MLB: NFL controls all broadcast rights, MLB allows stations to sign their own broadcast deals, for example. I don’t have the overall player-league contracts here, but I believe the NFL has much more control over any endorsement deals that players can sign.

           “W.C. Fields is the only stamp that was issued on the 100th anniversary of birth. I might be missing some.

           You’re missing many.

           I can’t think of much these days where I would want the United States to emulate Russia, ranging from its stamp issuance policies or its regard for other countries’ sovereignty.

       • I’m not arguing, but am amazed how low USPS is in comparison to other countries.

         I was referring to the exact anniversaries, not 101 years later (Nancy Reagan), not a month before or a month after. For example, John F. Kennedy stamp of 2017 was released not on May 29 (the anniversary of his birth), but on February 20.

         Meantime, we have a release of Henry David Thoreau stamp on May 23, 2017 which also doesn’t correspond with his birth anniversary (however, the USPS outright lied that it was). He have the same month, date and year of Andrew Wyath which surprisingly was released on his birthday (finally). But, could have USPS released them both in one day? Sure. Why they couldn’t have done it is beyond my comprehension.

         As for the sports, again, I am not arguing, but from my understanding all the sports bodies have something in common. I didn’t knew that MLB is less licensed than NFL or NCAA. To me, license should be the same for every sport franchise because all of them are popular sports franchises.

         Like to me it’s kind of like fast food places. There are McDonald’s, Burger King, Arby’s and Culver’s. They all have burgers and they all have fries. They might have different choices of pop (Pepsi vs Coke) or have couple of special meals (a Whopper you can get only in BK, for example).

         Maybe it’s a wrong comparison? Maybe I don’t understand something here?🤔

     • Maya Angelou died in 2014 with the stamp honoring her came out in 2015. Personally, if I would have been an issuer, I would have waited until 2028 and issued it on April 4th, the 100th anniversary of her birth.

       I, for one, can’t understand why USPS issues stamps not on birth anniversaries but “just because”? W.C. Fields is the only stamp that was issued on the 100th anniversary of birth. I might be missing some.

2. Or even Better – Buzzed Light Beer
   https://www.theshirtlist.com/lightly-buzzed-t-shirt/

   • The Movie opens mid-june. Disney didn’t get the promotional department with USPS ready sooner? ( Or will this be a Virtual Stamp? )

     • June 17. I think the plan was to announce it at the premiere of the new film, thus reaching the fans and media for Buzz Lightyear. You and I are not the intended market for these stamps.

     • The premiere however is on June 8th. Either way, the stamp probably will be released between these dates: June 8th-June 17th at the earliest convenience.

       • Yes, the “red-carpet premiere” as Linn’s called it was the 8th. I think Linn’s then used the wrong word for June 17th: I think it should be “general distribution.” That would be my guess for the issue date (even though it’s four days before “summer”).

         • Do stamps of such kind usually get released on premiere or distribution date?

3. The USPS has found a willing partner in Disney for its “affinity” tie-ins…

   See the rest of this LloydBlog editorial here in “One Hand Washes The Other.”

   • Read it. Interesting article by Lloyd but I don’t think they wash each other’s hands. As we know, USPS have issued many stamps with non Disney themed stuff. For example in 2020, USPS issued stamps with Bugs Bunny, in 2007 and 2008 it was Marvel and in 2014 Batman was released in a set of 8. Stamps featuring Wonder Woman and Snoopy were released in 2016 and 2015 respectively.

     While I do understand that a “serious collector” will sneeze on it, those stamps are issued to attract younger audiences.

     • Disney owns the “Marvel Universe” as well as the Muppets and (in this case) Pixar. Best guess is that the stamps will be promoted by Disney in its media. Warner Bros. Discovery owns DC Comics (Superman, Batman), Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny and (although stamps are unlikely) CNN and the Discovery Channel, among other entertainment/media properties, and probably has a similar quid pro quo deal with the USPS when related stamps are issued.

4. Yes, but the Marvel stamps were issued in 2007 and 2008 respectively, before it was aquered by Disney in 2009. Now, I am confused about CNN, since it’s a news broadcasting service, so I am surprised that they own Warner Brothers.

5. The Virtual Stamp Club radio feature is back! The announcement of the Buzz Lightyear stamps from the USPS have people wondering “when will human actors be on U.S. stamps again?” “When is the next Legends of Hollywood stamp? and “What happened to that Elizabeth Taylor stamp?”

   We have answers to none of these questions, but if you want the official word on what happened to the Hollywood series and its future, read or listen (or both!) to my new Stamp Collecting Report (i.e., “podcast”) here.

   • Not that I am an Elizabeth Taylor fan, but if something is promised, it should eventually be released. From me, it’s more of a demand then opinion, because I saved a slot in my album particularly for the next Legend of Hollywood.😀

6. From Post Bull 30 June Buzzed Lightyear 482504 $12.00 DCP. PIC, and ANY city cancels. NO Auto-Distrib. FDoI City Los Angeles CA 90052 Sold in Panes-20 ONLY, no split.

7. Scott 5709-12 See https://www.linns.com/insights/2022-u.s.-stamp-program

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