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This issuance celebrates the rich legacy of the Walt Disney Studios Ink & Paint Department with a sheet of 20 stamps featuring 10 classic Disney villains. Beginning in 1923, Disney’s Ink & Paint Department helped create classic animated films. Its artists brought life to countless memorable characters, including many iconic Disney villains. Each stamp showcases one of 10 classic Disney villains against a blue background: Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty), Honest John (Pinocchio), Cruella De Vil (One Hundred and One Dalmatians), Captain Hook (Peter Pan), the Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland), Lady Tremaine (Cinderella), Ursula (The Little Mermaid), the Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), Gaston (Beauty and the Beast), and Scar (The Lion King). The words “USA” and “FOREVER” appear in the top right corner or bottom right corner of each stamp and the name of the classic villain and the movie in which the character appears runs along the left edge

Seventy-five years ago, while most comic book damsels in distress helplessly awaited rescue by their male protectors, Wonder Woman confidently brushed aside this established gender barrier. In groundbreaking tales, Wonder Woman continues to defuse the havoc of a male-dominated world—always with justice, equality, and peace. The U.S. Postal Service® celebrates her diamond anniversary by chronicling her evolution in comics, from her World War II origins to today. In the wake of Superman’s phenomenal launch in 1938, hordes of copycat Super Heroes appeared in the pages of comic books. Most were short-lived, some endured, and virtually all were male characters. Then, in 1941, came Wonder Woman. With her peaceful ways and fearlessness, Wonder Woman stood out from the pack.

TerraCycle and Timbuk2 partnered with each other to produce the TerraCycle Messenger Bag. Made from US Postal Service mail bags used in domestic USPS facilities from 1960 - 1990, TerraCycle hand-picked each mail bag used for this project. Each nylon mail bag is unique in print and wear, and therefore, each messenger bag created is one of a kind. Its smart organization keeps weight evenly distributed and a contoured, air mesh strap pad makes going the distance cool and comfortable. These messenger bags are rich in American history and ready to go another 10, 000 miles.

Old meets new when traveling with your favorite tablet or e-reader. Handmade from retired U.S. Mailbags, these sturdy, canvas cases add vintage style to your tablet while protecting its delicate surface with a gentle ultrasuede. The ultrasuede is collected from companies with remnant scraps. An additional riveted pocket provides a perfect place to clip thumb drives and coil cords so you can recharge in a flash.

Celebrate the fun and beauty of seashells with four new postcard stamps from the U.S. Postal Service®. Whimsical and lighthearted, the stamp art features stylized depictions of four seashells: the alphabet cone, the zebra nerite, the Pacific calico scallop, and the Queen conch, frequently called the pink conch. The horizontal swaths of white and blue in the background suggest waves washing the shells onto a beach.

The Cotton US Mailbag Tote is a one-of-a-kind tote and is great for everyday use. Handmade from retired U.S. Mailbags this sturdy, canvas tote delivers edgy style to your daily stash of cards, keys, notes and electronics. This bag measures 13" x 6" x 16" with a 9" handle for convenient shoulder-length straps.

This glossy laminated Botanical Art Tote Bag is made from 100% recycled PET. This bag measures 14 x 15-inches with an 8-inch gusset and has convenient shoulder-length straps. The Botanical Art Tote Bag features 2 stamps on each side. The stamp art features detail of an illustration from an American nursery catalog printed between 1891 and 1912. The design details are courtesy of The New York Botanical Garden; the catalogs are part of NYBG’s Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection, one of the largest and most important such collections in the U.S.

The boys of summer will love this lightweight Baseball Water Bottle featuring a color U.S. Postal Service Stamp from the 2000 Youth Team Sports collection. The stamp features a boy batter poised to swing with the catcher and umpire at the ready. The Baseball Water Bottle holds plenty of fluids to last the entire game. Its wide mouth makes it easy to fill with ice, and the open loop top lets you attach a carabiner clip for easy carrying.

Every day across the United States, people of all ages gather on fields, diamonds, courts, and golf courses to engage in friendly and fun competition. In 2017, the U.S. Postal Service® celebrates our nation’s passion for athletics with Have A Ball! Annually, millions in the U.S. participate in the sports represented on the stamps. Each of the 16 self-adhesive circular stamps showcases illustrations of one of eight sports balls: baseball, basketball, football, golf, kickball, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. A special coating applied to selected areas of the stamps during the printing process gives them a textured feel. The sheet features two of each design. The words “USA” and “FOREVER 2017” and the name of the sport represented appear on each stamp.

The Total Eclipse of the Sun stamp is the first U.S. stamp to use thermochromic ink, which reacts to the heat of your touch. Placing your finger over the black disc on the stamp causes the ink to change from black to clear to reveal an underlying image of the moon. The image reverts back to the black disc once it cools. The back of the stamp pane shows a map of the eclipse path.You can preserve the integrity of your Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever® stamp pane with our protective sleeve specifically designed for stamp preservation. The stamp uses a photograph taken by astrophysicist Fred Espenak of a total solar eclipse that was seen over Jalu, Libya, on March 29, 2006. Mr. Espenak also took the photograph of the full moon that is revealed by pressing upon the stamp image. The reverse side of the stamp pane shows the path across the United States of the forthcoming August 21, 2017, total solar eclipse and gives the times that it will appear in some locations.