Disney Dollars Debut 1987 First Day Card $1 Sleeping Beauty with Grenada Sheet For Sale

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Disney Dollars Debut 1987 First Day Card $1 Sleeping Beauty with Grenada Sheet:
$75.00

1987 Disney Dollars

First Day of Issue

Sleeping Beauty with Original Souvenir Sheet from Grenada

Limited Edition of only 500

Comes with a 1987 Note from Disneyland #1

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$48,381 worth of Disney Dollars were sold on May 5, 1987. On Wednesday May 6, $19,998 were sold. In the first 6 days $106,685 was the total value of Disney Dollars sold. Dealers and people like me bought whole bricks (500 notes) of $1 notes. With this the Disney Dollar collectibility was already on the move.

The \"Debut Cards\" were designed to document the evolution of the Disney Dollar. They are like First Day Covers, where Philatelist (stamp collectors) collect stamps on an envelope and have the Government cancel them to show that these were the earliest use of the new stamp. Before FDC became a mainstay, Philatelists collected earliest use on cover.

The Debut Cards try to capture this Philatelist trend to capture earliest usage. This also becomes a historical documents that chronicle the evolution of the Disney Dollar and captures their place in time. The use of the US Post Office is critical. By Law the cancellation of a postage stamp can only occur on the date the stamp is submitted. The Debut Cards uses this Federal Law to assure that these cards were actually present on the day they were cancelled. The US government is very careful about overseeing this Law.

The first day for the first issue was announced. Ceremonies were held on May 5, 1987. Although some Dollars were distributed before hand the May 5, 1987 date is the official day. The cancellation is an Official USPS cancel administered by a Postal Employee. It looks commemorative, but is the official postal cancel used at the philatelic window of the Ball Post Office Station behind Disneyland. (This window is no longer in service.) The First 40 cards are signed by Matt Mew, the Disney illustrator who designed the Disney Dollar and Jack Lindquist, VP of Marketing for the Walt Disney Company and credited for Disneyland\'s pursuit of creating the Disney Dollar.

The 1987A card was printed to commemorate the 2nd issue of notes at Disneyland. The first issue was so popular that the Park was running out. This second issue card has a September 9, 1987 official USPS cancel. No ceremony was held, but cash control at Disneyland was contacted and said this was the date they were going to release the new notes. A second cancel was added when the cards were taken to Florida and Oct 2, 1987 cancels were added. This date is the first day Disney Dollars were introduced at Walt Disney World and Epcot. A ceremony was held at both parks. These notes had to be present on that day in Florida to be cancelled and were cancelled at the US Post Office in Kissimmee, FL. The first 25 sets are again signed by Matt Mew and Jack Lindquist.

The 1987 Dual cancels were designed to celebrate the Disney Dollar at Disneyland, the Introduction of the Disney Dollar at Walt Disney World and Epcot and the USPS unveiling of the US Christmas stamp and ceremony at Disneyland.
These cards come in 4 types. Types 1 and 3 have the 2 notes that were issued at Disneyland. The bottom note is cancelled in Florida on October 2, 1987; the day that The Florida notes were first used. These type cards commemorate the tie between the two parks as Disney Dollars can now be used at both parks. Types 2 and 4 have 2 notes. The top note, the 1987 first issue from Disneyland \"A\" and the bottom note, the 1987 first issue from Walt Disney World \"D\". These types are the First Day Debut Cards for the 1987 \"D\" notes. These are the only cards which use \"D\" notes. No other card, and few notes, have cancelled \"D\" notes in use.
Types 1, 2, 3, and 4 have different number of cancels. Type 1 and 2 have 5 cancels. The bottom one is the First Day Cancel for the introduction of the Disney Dollar in Florida cancelled at the Kissimmee, FL USPS. The top cancel is a commemorative unofficial cancel for the 1987 USPS Contemporary Christmas Stamp. The two cancels in the center are official First Day Cancels (\"First Day of Issue\") for the USPS Christmas stamp. The middle cancel is placed on the Traditional (religious) USPS stamp. This stamp was unveiled the same day as the regular contemporary Christmas stamp, but in Washington DC. The stamps on this card were flown from Washington to Disneyland on October 23 so that they could be cancelled with the contemporary Christmas stamp. Even though the Traditional stamp came out the same day, the cancels applied to on this card are considered unofficial since they are from the wrong city, but they are still first day cancels. Types 3 and 4 are just like type 1 and 2 except they have only 3 cancels. The Traditional Christmas stamp is not used.
The first 26 sets are signed by Matt Mew and James Dean who was the artist of the contemporary Christmas design for the USPS.

The 1988 cards are not Debut Cards. The first day was never announced. Cash Control just said they distributed when they needed to. The earliest true date I have found is 8/8/88. These cards used the 1988 notes to celebrate Mickey Mouse\'s 60th Anniversary on November 18, 1988.

The 1989 cards were created for the first day of the 4th issued notes at Disneyland. Once again Cash control was contacted and they planned to put the first notes on sale February 3, 1989. No celebration was held, but the notes were put into circulation.

The 1990 cards celebrated a new denomination. The MINNIE MOUSE $10 note. Disneyland announced that this new addition would be added on November 20, 1989. An armored car came out and Scrooge McDuck came out with the new $10 notes. Minnie was on hand and over saw the delivery. They debut cards also commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Disneyland Park.

The 1991 notes were unveiled November 26, 1990. Debut cards were prepared to receive the new 1990 series and commemorate the 90th birthday of Walt Disney.

This is what was made for the 1987, 1st issue cards,

Several sets of cards were produced by a New York (Queens) dealer using Disney Dollars to enhance their look. Many were combined with small independent countries Disney commemorative issues. Cancellations were completed for various important dates. There are 4 distinct issues; the 1987 issues, the 1988 issues, the Grenada Classic Disney Fairytales set and the 60th Mickey\'s Birthday set. The USPS and Canadian postal service have very strict postal regulations. Some of the other countries do not. Many cancellations are done in New York City by country agents and have never even been to the country for which they were printed with back dating common place.

The different issues are usually done with $1 notes. $5 notes are used for Artist Proofs.