Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 56478
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-04-2026 03:44 PM
   
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced it is releasing a set of stamps featuring "Barbie dolls through the years, dressed for 10 iconic careers." One of the professions highlighted is astronaut. Ethel Kessler, an art director for USPS, collaborated with Mattel on the design of the stamps and pane. To best showcase the dolls and their career attire, the stamps employ a rarely used format, a third taller than the usual vertical commemorative stamp. Kessler says the team approached the project "with a spirit of fun," using bright, energetic shades — predominantly the famous "Barbie Pink" — to evoke a feeling of joy.Barbie commemorative stamps will be released on July 11, during the 2026 National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention in Austin, TX.  Although the USPS cautions that the stamp designs are preliminary and may change, at present the astronaut doll chosen is the 1985 Astronaut Barbie, which is dressed in in a "space age outfit" that is "more fantastical than realistic," according to the Smithsonian. |
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