Kitten and Puppy

The 13-cent Kitten and Puppy special issue stamp was intended for use on postcards and was placed on sale November 3, 1982, in Danvers, Massachusetts. The First Day of Issue ceremony was held at the Radisson Ferncroft Hotel during the convention of the Humane Society of the United States. The stamp was designed by Chuck Ripper, a noted wildlife artist whose previous design credits include the 1980 Coral Reefs stamps and the 1981 Preservation of Wildlife Habitats stamps. The stamp design features a kitten and a puppy playing in the snow. The modeler was Peter Cocci. The stamps were printed on the Gravure press and issued in panes of 50.