Year 2000 Postage Stamp

It hardly seems possible that only nine short years ago it was the New Millennium. Predictions were that computers would stop working, water would stop running, ATM’s would crash so cash had to be kept on hand, and we would all have to resort to using candles because surely electricity services would be interrupted. Isn’t it great that none of those things actually happened in the United States?

One nice thing that did happen was the issuance of the Year 2000 postage stamp by the United States Postal Service. This chubby little naked baby postage stamp is one that would be a fantastic addition to any collection. Baby New Year sports a lovely black chapeau, is ringing in the New Year with a cow bell, and is blowing a horn with all his might.

The interesting thing about this particular stamp is that this Baby New Year first appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post in 1937, almost forty years prior. The gold circle that appears behind the baby is a design element of the original magazine cover. The “2000” and the solid bar framing the image are unique to the stamp.

Please stop by Stamp Center and check out our many New Year postage stamps.

A special Happy New Year to all of my fellow stamp collectors!