Walt Disney Post Office ~ Marceline, MO
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N 39° 42.897 W 092° 56.971
15S E 504327 N 4396121
Named for Walt Disney in his boyhood town.
Waymark Code: WM689W
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2009
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Marker Erected by: Walt Disney Hometown Museum.
Plaque Erected by: United States Post Office.
County of Markers: Linn County.
Location of Markers: On P.O. Wall, Ritchie St., Marceline.
Marker Text:
Post Office
After Walt Disney's death in December of 1966, the citizens of Marceline lobbied the United States Postal Department to issue a commemorative stamp in his honor. The postal department agreed to issue the stamp. After the issuance of the stamp was announced, Burbank CA, Kansas City MO, Anaheim CA, and Chicago IL vied along with Marceline to be the location of the first day issuance. Marceline was chosen to be the location of the issuance ceremonies.
The Disney family and other honored guests arrived for the postage stamp ceremonies on the Santa Fe Railway Super Chief renamed the "Walt Disney Special," for this event. The United States Postal Department originally ordered 120,000 stamps, but the unusual demand for these stamps resulted in total production of 153,015,000.
P/O/ Plaque Text:
A Commemorative Stamp
Honoring
WALT DISNEY
Marceline's Favorite Son
was issued
from this Post Office
September 11, 1968