Cabbage Patch Kids Stamp

Here’s a riddle for you all….What does the Space Shuttle, postage stamps, Olympic mascots, and videos all have in common? They all have experienced the phenomenon that is called the Cabbage Patch Kids! In 1983 they were all the rage. People fought over them in stores. Kids cried when they weren’t under the Christmas trees. They went on a mission in outer space. They became mascots for our United States Olympic teams and even traveled with the athletes
dressed in full Olympic attire. These yarn haired dolls even ended up in McDonald’s Happy Meals. They were the toy that was most in demand among kids and adults.

In 2000 the United States Postal Service issued a postage stamp commemorating the chubby faced baby. It was issued as part of the Celebrate the Century campaign representing the 1980’s.

The Cabbage Patch Kids postage stamp was part of a set with 15 stamps on the sheet. The American public voted on the stamps that would highlight the significant events that made the 1980’s special. Other stamps in the series included the Space Shuttle Program, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Video Games, Hip Hop Culture, Compact Discs, Cable TV, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Personal Computers, Musical Smash (Cats, the Musical),
Figure Skating, Hostages Come Home, San Francisco 49er’s, and The Cosby Show. Memories! Weren’t the 80’s fun?

It should be noted that the Space Shuttle Program received the most votes in this stamp series.

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