United States Postal Service Unveils Universal Monster Stamps Television Commercial (1997)

A television commercial for the United States Postal Service which unveiled it's Universal Monster stamps collection from 1997. USPS Stamps - U.S. #3168-72 - 1997 32¢ Classic Movie Monsters Issue Date: September 30, 1997 City: Universal City, CA Quantity: 145,000,000 Printed By: Stamp Venturers Printing Method: Photogravure Perforations: 10.2 X 10.1 Color: Multicolored ORLANDO, Florida, October 31, 1996 -- Postage stamps commemorating Dracula, the Mummy, Phantom of the Opera, the Wolf Man and Frankenstein's monster were unveiled Thursday in a Halloween celebration at Orlando, Fla. The 32-cent stamps honoring the monsters and the actors who brought them to life on the movie screen will go on sale in time for Halloween 1997. The stamps feature Bela Lugosi as Dracula, Lon Chaney as the Phantom of the Opera, Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man and Boris Karloff as the Mummy and Frankenstein's monster. Attending the ceremonies at Universal Studios theme park were Sara Karloff, Karloff's daughter; Bela Lugosi's son by the same name; and Ron Chaney, grandson of Lon Chaney Jr. and great-grandson of actor Lon Chaney Sr. "These actors and their monsters created a whole new genre in American film and have been sending shivers down the spines of audiences for more than 60 years," Postmaster General Marvin Runyon from his Washington office. "It is fitting that these classic American characters and the actors who portrayed them will be honored on U.S. postage stamps." He said the Classic Movie Monsters stamps are part of the Postal Service's commitment to reinvigorate stamp collecting among the youth of America. Universal Studios produced the Phantom of the Opera in 1925, Dracula and Frankenstein in 1931, the Mummy in 1932 and the Wolf Man in 1941. The program also featured hundreds of school children in their Halloween costumes. Universal Classic Monsters is a name given to the horror, fantasy, thriller and science fiction films made by Universal Pictures during the decades of the 1920s through the 1950s. They were the first shared universe in the entire movie industry in Hollywood and around the world. They began with The Phantom of the Opera, a silent film starring Lon Chaney. Universal classic Monsters continued with talkies including core monsters in the franchise Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Wolf Man and Creature from the Black Lagoon. The films often featured Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney Jr. © 1997 USPS. All Rights Reserved. https://www.usps.com/ Posted for entertainment and educational purposes only. No copyrights infringed. All works property of the company listed above. Please do not reproduce without their expressed written consent. #USPS #PostOffice #UnitedStatesPostalService #USMail #USPostage #USStamp #StampCollection #UniversalMonsters #UniversalPictures #UniversalStudios #Frankenstein #WolfMan #ThePhantomOfTheOpera #TVCommercial #CowMissing

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