Showing posts with label ~postcards (contemporary). Show all posts
Showing posts with label ~postcards (contemporary). Show all posts

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

1979 Snow White Theme Park Postcards

From 1979, Snow White's Fantasy Bouquet postcard. Dimensions: 5" x 7". Available at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World.



DL no. 0111-1905.



WDW no. 0100-11905.


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Snow White at the Wishing Well.



DL no. 0100-11905.


The artwork for the first card was created by Russell Schroeder, who also did a Snow White tin container and Goebel collector plate. Images via the late Ken Eslick's Disneyland Postcards. Special thanks to François Monferran for additional info.

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Seven Dwarfs Postcards from Spain

Dopey and Grumpy postcards printed in Spain. Published by Perla. Copyright Walt Disney Productions. Measure 4" x 6". Not sure of date of publication, possibly 1980s.

Dopey card no. WD-12.



Grumpy card no. WD-18.



It's possible the other dwarfs were also included in this series.

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

1994 Hyperion Postcard Book

Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Postcard Book, published in 1994 by Hyperion Books/Disney Editions, New York. Softcover. Includes 30 full-color postcards with images from the film. Cards measure 4.75" x 6.5". ISBN: 0786880759. Original retail $8.95 (US); $11.95 (Canada); 46 francs (France).





Sample pics.







Illustrations and text copyright Disney/Hyperion, 1994. Posted here for historical documentation purposes only.


Images courtesy of Greg Philip of A Lost Film.

Monday, May 22, 2017

Late '80s Blanche Neige Postcard

This Snow White postcard from France dates to circa 1989. Printed by MD Fabrication Française, Paris. "© Walt Disney Productions."




Images courtesy of Greg Philip of A Lost Film.

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Snow White "Archive Collection" Postcards

In the 1990s, a line of Disney postcards were issued in a series called The Archive Collection. It featured a wide range of characters including Snow White. Published in the UK by The Art Group Ltd., the cards were available in numerous countries.Dimensions: 6" x 4".

No. 8735 "Happy ever after."


Images courtesy of the Greg Philip Collection.



No. 8731 "Happy leads the Orchestra."




Other Snow White postcards were produced in this series including No. 8732 "Heigh-Ho" (with the Seven Dwarfs marching home from work). If we come across this or others , we'll add them to this Archive entry.

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Lenticular Queen/Witch Postcard

A lenticular design postcard featuring the Evil Queen and Old Witch. Available at Disneyland in the 1990s. Disney Villains logo. UPC Number: 400141170042. Original price $3.




Images via the late Ken Eslick's Disneyland Postcards.

Saturday, March 18, 2017

2001 Snow White Home Video Postcards from Thailand

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released worldwide on DVD for the first time in October of 2001. A series of Seven Dwarfs giveaway postcards were issued in Thailand to promote the event. Seven cards, one for each dwarf. Dimensions:  5.875" x 4.125". Published by POST-CARD Co. Ltd., Bangkok.

In addition to Video (VHS) and DVD, the cards were also promoting the release on VCD (video CD), a format that was widely adopted in Southeast Asia.





Sunday, January 1, 2017

Seven Dwarfs "New Years" Postcard from Japan

A Seven Dwarfs postcard printed in Japan by Lyric Card. It's marked with "© The Walt Disney Company", which dates it to at least post-1986. The Japanese text あけまして おめでとう ございます。 means "Happy New Year."



On the back of the card, 年賀 represents "New Year". It indicates to post office workers that it is a new year's greeting card.



Special thanks to Takahiro Mizuno for translating the Japanese text.

Friday, November 18, 2016

2000-06 Olszewski Story-Time Postcards

Promotional postcards from Disney Showcase Collection for the Story-Time miniature figurine series, created by the Robert Olszewski studio. One card for every piece released from 2000 to 2006. Includes an image of the figurine, its name, item number, release date, edition size, issue price, dimensions, and a short story blurb. Postcards measure standard 4" x 6".

2000 (August) Ever After.



2000 (September) Cleaning House.



2001 (spring) Kiss of the Dove and Sealed with a Kiss.



2001 (summer) Time to Wash.



2001 (summer) Buried Alive.




2002 (winter) Take a Bite.



2002 (summer) Going Home.




2003 The Goodbye Kiss.



2004 Bravest of Them All.



2004 The Fairest One of All.



2004 Night of Fun.



2005 Upbeat Dopey.



2006 Everything's Going To Be Alright.



Booklets were produced to house the Snow White postcard collection and other Disney character series as well. Protective plastic covering.