In dedicating the stamps, USPS Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President David Williams noted, "In 2006, NASA placed a 29-cent 'Pluto: Not Yet Explored' stamp on board the New Horizons spacecraft, which-it is safe to say-makes it the most widely traveled stamp in the universe." The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for both sets of Forever stamps was held May 31 at the World Stamp Show in New York City. The "Pluto-Explored!" set commemorates the July 2015 flyby of Pluto by the New Horizons spacecraft "Views of Our Planets" features iconic images of the planets in our solar system, including an image of Mercury from the MESSENGER mission. Postal Service recently debuted two new stamp sets that feature prominent Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory space missions. Words of any article on the condition that you attribute the article toĮcommerceBytes.The U.S. Follow her on Twitter at and send news tips to may quote up to 50 Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. Pre-orders are currently being accepted only through 1 800 STAMP-24. The souvenir sheet depicts a montage of Saturn and several of its moons, imaged by Voyager 1 in November 1980.Īll 15 Space Achievement and Exploration stamps will be available at the World Stamp Expo 2000 show (see below) and at Anaheim post offices beginning on each respective first day of issue and, starting the following day, at authorized philatelic centers (located at larger post offices), Postal Stores, online at and by calling toll-free 1 800 STAMP-24. 19, 1973, and a photo from Earth of the sun in a partly cloudy sky. These $1 stamps present the following views of the sun: an image of a solar eclipse from a satellite, an illustrated cutaway view, a digitally restored NASA image of sunrise from space, an image of a solar eruption taken by Skylab on Dec. July 11 marks the first day for five Exploring the Solar System stamps, the first pentagonally shaped stamps in U.S. These two Priority Mail rate ($3.20) stamps feature holograms of the International Space Station. The Escaping the Gravity of Earth hologram stamps will be issued July 9 at noon. Young during the Apollo 16 mission in April 1972. The stamp is part of a larger souvenir sheet depicting a photograph of astronaut Charles M. The $11.75 Landing on the Moon stamp features a hologram of a lunar lander, based on computer images and a three-dimensional model from NASA. On July 8 a second hologram stamp will be issued at a noon first day ceremony. This Express Mail rate ($11.75) stamp features a hologram of Earth, based on images supplied by NASA. The Space Achievement and Exploration circular hologram stamp opens the show July 7 at a 10 a.m. postage stamps will be issued at the World Stamp Expo2000 in California. The nation's first hologram, circular and pentagonal U.S. Admission is free, and parking is available at the Anaheim Convention Center for a nominal fee.įirst Circular and Pentagonal Stamps to Be Issued Next Month World Stamp Expo 2000 will be open from 10 a.m. The other was held in Washington, DC, in 1989. World Stamp Expo 2000 represents only the second time the United States Postal Service has hosted an international philatelic conference. Space Achievement and Exploration is the overall theme of the Expo, as Space has proven to be one of the world's most popular stamp subjects. The World Stamp Expo 2000 will be held July 7-16 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. World Stamp Expo Scheduled for Next Month in California Two Star Trek stamp cachets (#1/5000 and #1701/5000) signed by Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner (1701 was the Enterprise's number) An enlargement of the Supersonic Flight stamp image with a plate of four stamps, signed by Chuck Yeager A full press sheet of James Dean stamps signed by the stamp designer A full press sheet of Marilyn Monroe stamps signed by the stamp designer All items can be previewed online beginning Monday, June 19, on both and. The auction lots will consist of over 40 unique and limited-edition philatelic items that are framed and numbered. The online sale, coinciding with the World Stamp Expo 2000, is scheduled to begin July 7 and end July 16. Postal Service will auction one-of-a-kind philatelic collectibles on eBay. Star Trek Stamps Signed by Leonard Nimoy & William Shatner to Be Auctioned
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