Finding Nemo Postage Stamps

Stamp collecting is such a great hobby. I love when stamps are created to spark interest in children so that they too will fall in love with philately.

On April 3, 2008, the Taiwan Post released postage stamps depicting characters from the wildly popular Disney children’s movie “Finding Nemo.” These stamps are adorable and I am sure that many adults have scrambled to obtain them along with the kiddies. The United States Postal Service has done a fantastic job of showcasing Disney stamps over the years. It’s only a matter of time before we will see these adorable characters affixed to American envelopes as well.

The animated movie “Finding Nemo” was made in 2003 in a joint effort by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios. The wildly successful film received the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and sales of the film have grossed over $864 million worldwide. Finding Nemo remains as the best selling DVD of all time with over 40 million copies sold. To further honor the film, the American Film Institute named Finding Nemo the 10th greatest American
Animated film ever made.

These Taiwan postage stamps feature Nemo, the young clownfish which is the star of the movie; Dory, the nutty blue tang; Bubbles, the yellow tang; Tad, a long nosed butterfly fish; Squirt, a green sea turtle; Sheldon, a sea horse; Peach, the starfish; Pearl, a flapjack octopus; and a school of sea turtles.

There are two souvenir sheets in the set, both with wonderful animated underwater details depicted. These stamps are interesting because there are both circular and rectangular shapes in the souvenir set.