Charles M. Schulz Peanuts Christmas Forever Postage Stamps (Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and The Rest of The Crew)

The birth centennial of beloved cartoonist Charles M. Schulz will be celebrated with 10 commemorative forever stamps picturing Charlie Brown and other memorable characters from his Peanuts cartoon strip. The stamps will be issued in a pane of 20 featuring a 1987 photograph of Schulz by Douglas Kirkland on a central label. “Each [Peanuts] character reflects Schulz’s rich imagination and great humanity,” the Postal Service said in its press release for the new stamps. “His resonant stories found humor in life’s painful realities including rejection, insecurity and unrequited love.” Schulz drew and wrote almost 18,000 original Peanuts strips, the last of which was published the day after his death on Feb. 12, 2000.

• During its five-decade run — Schulz created daily strips from 1950 to 2000 — “Peanuts,” featured Charlie Brown and his beagle Snoopy. Eleven members of its beloved gang, all in a celebratory mood, adorn 10 stamp designs on a pane of 20.
• Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1‑ounce price.