Disneyland Stamp Book, 1956

Today I'm featuring one of my favorite Disneyland items: this 1956 Disneyland Stamp Book. It was a mere 50 cents (although that's the equivalent of about $4 today). Like the cover says, there are "50 brilliant color photographs of Disneyland...", printed on gummed paper so that kids could find the appropriate spots inside the book and apply them. Or you can stick them on mom's furniture and dad's car.


Check it out... "Photographs by Russ Meyer and the Walt Disney Studios". See, I told you this was awesome! For those of you who might not know, Russ Meyer went on to fame (just a few years later) as the director of many infamous low-budget sexploitation films. But in 1956, he was mostly working as a photographer. Read all about him at your local library, kids.


On this first page of stamps, there are a few particularly interesting shots, such as the "Spaceport for Rocket to the Moon", which appears to be a picture of a miniature model. The "Yellowstone Park Carry-All" is neat, as is the early photo of the Canal Boat.


Love that photo of the helicopter, as well as the "Pilot as Space Station X-1", and the Autopia.


Now we get some nice horizontal panoramic views including the wonderful Phantom Boats, the Covered Wagon, and the Freight Train.


And lastly, there's a nice picture of the TWA Moonliner, another nice train photo (this time it's the Passenger Train), and the very first Indian Village.