These four nutcrackers are on display at the Smithsonian!

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In 2006, I got a mysterious call from a very nice lady in Connecticut who was interested in having me produce some custom nutcrackers (four of them). Having been 'burned' on several previous occasions, I'm always careful with these kinds of discussions to make sure that everyone understands what's involved with copyrights and so on...

With a month or two of dialog, I received an official call from The United States Postal Service to say that Sally Anderson-Bruce (the mysterious Connecticut lady and ultimately the lady who photographed the stamps) was instructed to engage TRC Designs, Inc. The next question inquired if I was interested in producing four original designs to be considered for stamps. My immediate response was...

'Yes!'

copyright 2006 - USPS - all rights reserved

The Drummer - Dry Fit and The Captain with color

On the Show Floor At Madison Square Garden

V.I.P.s on stage

Big Stamps!

Let's sign a few autographs!

TRC Designs Nutcrackers on display at the Smithsonian!

Over the holidays, we heard that our nutcrackers would be on display at the Postal Museum in Washington D.C. So... we took the short drive up on Jan. 2nd (2009) to take a look. We found the Postal Museum next door to Union Station.

A short trip down the escalator and glance to the right revealed our work located behind the statue of our nation's first postmaster, Benjamin Franklin! We were told that the display was on temporary loan from the USPS and would remain until 1/7/2009. I'm not sure at this writing where the original set will go.

Only one word can describe our feelings of the honor of having our work displayed at the Smithsonian...

WOW!