{"product_id":"sesame-street-stamps","title":"Sesame Street Stamps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSesame Street Stamps\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForever 82¢ | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSheet Stamp Format\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIn 2019, the U.S. Postal Service® honored \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the influential and beloved children’s television show. For the last 50 years, it has provided educational programming and entertainment for generations of children throughout the country and around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArranged in horizontal rows, the stamps showcase 16 of the Muppets characters that appear on \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e— Big Bird, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Rosita, The Count, Oscar the Grouch, Abby Cadabby, Herry Monster, Julia, Guy Smiley, Snuffleupagus, Elmo, Telly, Grover, and Zoe. Images of nine of the characters appear on the right side of the pane underneath the iconic \u003cem\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/em\u003e sign. The back of the pane displays the \u003cem\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/em\u003e 50th anniversary artwork.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first episode of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e aired on November 10, 1969. Audiences watching on the more than 180 stations that broadcast the episode were introduced to Gordon and Susan, Mr. Hooper, and some of Jim Henson’s Muppet characters, like Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert, and Ernie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the very first episode, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was like no other children’s program. Scenes with human characters, often children themselves, interacting with Muppets of \u003cem\u003eSesame Street \u003c\/em\u003eboth large and small are interspersed with fast-paced, catchy videos teaching letters and numbers, songs sung by colorful characters and people, film clips of various real-world activities, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stamps were issued as Forever® stamps. These Forever stamps are always equal to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStamp Issuance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJune 22, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetroit, MI\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e48205\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"United States Postal Service","offers":[{"title":"Sheet of 16","offer_id":46107256225983,"sku":null,"price":11.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/3484\/9471\/files\/SesameStreetStamps1.webp?v=1788436392","url":"https:\/\/postage-direct.com\/products\/sesame-street-stamps","provider":"Postage-Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}