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Jim Henson and Muppets on 2005 US postage stamps

Courtesy of the USPS and the Virtual Stamp Club
August 14, 2004

The United States postal service has announced their 2005 stamp releases and Jim Henson fans will get a special stamp next year in honor of the Muppets creator.

Ten Muppet characters will share a sheet of stamps with a single stamp for their creator, Jim Henson. The Muppets honored include Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Statler and Waldorf, Animal, Rowlf the Dog, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker, Camilla the Chicken and Gonzo. Below the single Henson stamp is a larger photo in the sheet's selvage showing Henson in silhouette sitting on the floor, back to a wall, knees drawn up, and talking to Kermit.

We do not yet have photos of the stamps, but we will have pictures and release dates as soon as possible. Join the Muppet Central Mailing List to stay informed of current happenings.

From 1999-2001, Muppet Central held a Jim Henson Stamp Campaign to help show fan interest in a Jim Henson stamp to the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee. Fans wrote letters of why they would like to see Jim Henson commemorated on a US postage stamp.

Here's a complete list of the 2005 stamp issues:

• Lunar New Year souvenir sheet
• Black Heritage: Marian Anderson
• Love Bouquet
• Ronald Reagan
• Jim Henson & The Muppets
• Spring Flowers
• Nature of America: Northeast Deciduous Forest
• American Scientists
• Literary Arts: Robert Penn Warren
• Yip Harburg
• Legends of Hollywood: Henry Fonda
• Distinguished Marines
• Modern American Architecture
• American Treasures: New Mexico Rio Grande Blankets
• American Advances in Aviation
• Art of Disney: Celebrations
• Arthur Ashe
• To Form A More Perfect Union (Civil Rights)
• 50s Sporty Cars
• Constellations (4)
• Child Health
• Holiday Cookies
• Let's Dance (Latino Dances)
• Presidential Libraries

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