OSIRIS-REx Stamps

OSIRIS-REx Stamps

Forever 68¢

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Issue Date: 9/22/2023

Celebrate space exploration with this new OSIRIS-REx stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.

One stamp on a pane of 20 shows a capsule containing a sample of the asteroid Bennu parachuting down to Earth. This is the final step in NASA’s 7-year mission to study and map the asteroid.

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  • Celebrate space exploration with this new OSIRIS-REx stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.

    The stamp shows a capsule containing a sample of the asteroid Bennu parachuting down to Earth. This is the final step in NASA’s 7-year mission to study and map the asteroid. The sample will help scientists learn how our solar system formed.

    On the left side of the pane 4 images illustrate crucial milestones in the OSIRIS-REx mission. On the reverse side text describes the mission and explains each image.

    Asteroids are time capsules that preserve the earliest history of our solar system and may contain chemical signatures of the building blocks of life. Scientists from all over the world will study the pieces of Bennu.

    With this stamp, you can be part of this exciting moment in science!

    The OSIRIS-REx stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.

    Highlights:
    20 Forever® stamps
    Made in the USA
    SKU: 484204

  • Issue:OSIRIS-REx Stamp
    Item Number:484200
    Denomination &First-Class Mail Forever
    Type of Issue:
    Format:Pane of 20 (1 design)
    Series:N/A
    Issue Date & City:September 22, 2023, Salt Lake City, UT 84199
    Art Director:Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
    Designer:Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
    Artist:Alan Dingman
    Modeler:Joseph Sheeran
    Manufacturing Process:Offset, Microprint
    Printer:Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd (APU)
    Press Type:Muller A76
    Stamps per Pane:20
    Print Quantity:18,000,000 stamps
    Paper Type:Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged
    Adhesive Type:Pressure-sensitive
    Colors:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Pantone Warm Grey 2
    Stamp Orientation:Vertical
    Image Area (w x h):0.84 x 1.42 in / 21.336 x 36.068 mm
    Overall Size (w x h):0.98 x 1.56 in / 24.892 x 39.624 mm
    Full Pane Size (w x h):7.50 x 8.50 in / 109.50 x 215.90 mm
    Press Sheets Size (w x h):23.00 x 26.00 in / 584.20 x 660.40 mm
    Plate Size:180 stamps per revolution
    Plate Number:“P” followed by five (5) single digits in two corners
    Marginal Markings:
    Front:Header: “OSIRIS-REx” • Mission to Asteroid Bennu and Return to Earth • Plate number in bottom 2 corners
    Back:©2023 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (484200) • Plate position diagram (9) • Promotional text

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