How's your STAMPWANTS 'recall'? ••• A FREE COVER to those of you with great memories!

Dave Bennett · August 2017

. . . and the judges' decision is . . .

Doug Noernberg · August 2017

Wallaby!

Dave Bennett · August 2017

DING! DING! DING! We have a winner!

Yes! It was "Sholly Wallaby", for some reason, even though he sure looks like a Kangaroo to me!

I'm so glad you made it here, Doug! You're our final winner!!

Congratulations to you, Jeri, Luree, Dave, Ted, Michael and Kurt!! The old gang comes through!

I'll post images of the other mascot suggestions sometime soon.

Thanks for playing, everybody!

Kurt Lange · August 2017

Thanks for the challenge, Dave! What a great walk down memory lane (or blind stumble for some like myself).

Doug Noernberg · August 2017

Thanks Dave! It was fun!

Didn't you have a drawing with all the final contestants from the contest?

Luree Hughes · August 2017

Congrats, Doug. I'm glad you checked in. What a fun week we've had.

Dave Bennett · August 2017

Didn't you have a drawing with all the final contestants from the contest?

Stay 'tooned!

Jeri Stathas · August 2017

Congrats to all winners. Thank you, Dave. Felt like "Old Times".

Dave Bennett · August 2017

Let's take a look at some of "The Unremembered" (sounds sorta like a horror movie!)

I wish I could tell you who suggested some of these. First is "Cubby", who I think came with the suggestion to have him riding a skateboard to attract youngsters to collect!

Cubby

I think this next "Vampire Beaver" was some kind of joke that grew out of the Beaver suggestion that Karen McNeill had made.

Fanged Beaver

Dave Bennett · August 2017

In addition to the Inverted Jenny . .

. . . someone also suggested an Inverted Monkey!

-- wearing Fred Flintstone's suit, apparently! ???

Michael Generali · August 2017

Hi David.

I received the cover today. Thank you very much for sharing your artwork with us.

Regards, from one of the many who recognize and appreciate your talent!

Michael

Dave Bennett · August 2017

Here are a few more --- I don't remember from whom these suggestions came.

The next two didn't get the color treatment -- maybe these weren't serious contenders - Scotty Wombat and Stuart Walrus . Their initials were SW !

I also can't remember why a different Walrus got a fancier treatment as a Stamp Fisherman!
WalrusFisherman

Maybe because on StampWants we went 'fishing for stamps' for our collections??

Phil Atarium · August 2017

Thanks for showing these, Dave!

(I think I'm a fan of Scotty Wombat.)

(Although I'm pretty sure I've seen Stuart Walrus at some of the local stamp shows!)

Dave Bennett · August 2017

I think all that's left now for me to show are two 'group' pictures of the nominees when we were apparently voting on which ones we liked best. I'll try to get to them when my "real job" eases up a bit!!

John John H. Talman · August 2017

Those who didn't have time to look carefully at this thread should make the time. What great art work and the careful thought put into these takes my breath. As collectors we all try to preserve history and this is certainly a bit of history from this site. Long may we preserve it! Don't tear down this statue!

Kurt Lange · August 2017

Phil said
(I think I'm a fan of Scotty Wombat.)

That's EXACTLY the same thought I had!!!! :-)

Jeri Stathas · August 2017

Dave, you are awesome!! Cover arrived today - thank you, thank you!!!! Another beautiful piece of artwork for my treasure box. Now if I could only fit YOU in there, my "TOONS" collection would be complete

Thanks, again for the great memories & the fine cover.

Dave Bennett · August 2017

What a nice sentiment, Jeri . . but these days I don't fold up and fit into an envelope as well as I used to!

I'm glad you liked the cover! Just a small part of the fun we all used to have here (when it was StampWants!)

Luree Hughes · August 2017

Dave, I too received my cover today. Thank you so much for all you do. Totally awesome and will also be on display for a short while and then into my Bennettoons album.

I will be wearing a silly little grin for a few days!

Dave Bennett · August 2017

You look so cute that way!!

Dave Bennett · August 2017

As the curtain closes on this little exercise in memory, here are two 'group shots' that were done for the Mascot competition 9 years ago.

The first one was called "Round One Winners" (I guess there was no Round Two) when the 'cute' Inverted Jenny got the most votes.

And the final picture was called "The Last Album Page", a fitting end to this nostalgic little entertainment!

Thanks for making it so much fun, everyone!

Luree Hughes · August 2017

Thank you so much for sharing all the fun and wonderful mascots. They all deserve to win!

Ted Tyszka · August 2017

Got mine, today, also. Thanks a bunch, Dave.

Kurt Lange · September 2017

Boy that USPS is on a roll. Got mine too today.

Looks even better in person, Dave. Thanks!

Kurt Lange · September 2017

Ok, earlier copy/pasted and then posted in a rush. This is what I meant to put down. Should make a little more sense this time, duh...

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Phil said
(Although I'm pretty sure I've seen Stuart Walrus at some of the local stamp shows!)

That's EXACTLY the same thought I had!!!! :-)

Phil Atarium · September 2017

Dave --

Thanks very much!!

Through the powers of USPS Informed Delivery, it was delivered to my PO box, but I couldn't get there until today to pick it up. And I'm happy to report that it arrived safe and sound!

Thanks very much for dreaming this up!

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Kurt: lol!

Dave Bennett · September 2017

Kurt said, "Ok, earlier copy/pasted and then posted in a rush. This is what I meant to put down. Should make a little more sense this time, duh...

Ah ha -- that does make more sense, Kurt! Originally I thought maybe you and 'Phil' were both members of some 'Man/Wombat Love Society'!