Spiral Galaxy Stamps, Sheet of 4

Spiral Galaxy Stamps, Sheet of 4

Priority Mail Stamp

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Issue Date: 1/21/2025

Celebrate NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and its continued exploration of deep space with this breathtaking Priority Mail® stamp.

Use these stamps to send mail quickly to those in your own universe all year long!

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  • Celebrate NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and its continued exploration of deep space with this breathtaking Priority Mail® stamp.

    Use these stamps to send mail quickly to those in your own universe all year long!

    Captured in vivid detail, the telescope observed the spiral galaxy NGC 628 — 32 million light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces.

    The image on the stamp is a digitally colored depiction of the invisible bands of near- and mid-infrared light emitted by NGC 628. By assigning color to various infrared wavelengths, the digitized image allows us to see the galaxy with stunning clarity.

    Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp, using an image provided by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), ESA (European Space Agency), CSA (Canadian Space Agency), STScI (Space Telescope Science Institute), Janice Lee (STScI), Thomas Williams (Oxford), and the PHANGS (Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS) Team.

    Spiral Galaxy is being issued in a pane of four stamps.

    Stamp Issuance:
    January 21, 2025
    Big Sky, MT 59716

    Made in the USA

  • Issue:Spiral Galaxy Stamp
    Item Number:123000
    Denomination &$10.10 Priority Mail Rate
    Type of Issue:
    Format:Pane of 4 (1 design)
    Series:N/A
    Issue Date & City:January 21, 2025, Big Sky, MT 59716
    Art Director:Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
    Designer:Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
    Existing Image:NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), ESA (European Space Agency), Canadian Space Agency, Space Telescope Science Institute, Janice Lee (Space Telescope Science Institute), Thomas Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team
    Modeler:Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
    Manufacturing Process:Offset, Microprint
    Printer:Banknote Corporation of America
    Press Type:Gallus RCS
    Stamps per Pane:4
    Print Quantity:2,400,000 stamps
    Paper Type:Phosphor, Block Tag
    Adhesive Type:Pressure-sensitive
    Colors:Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
    Stamp Orientation:Horizontal
    Image Area (w x h):1.4200 x 1.0850 in. / 36.0680 x 27.5590 mm
    Overall Size (w x h):1.5600 x 1.2250 in. / 39.6240 x31.1150 mm
    Full Pane Size (w x h):4.1200 x 3.4500 in. / 104.6480 x 87.6300 mm
    Plate Size:80 stamps per revolution
    Plate Number:“B” followed by four (4) single digits
    Marginal Markings:
    Front:Plate number in two corners
    Back:© 2024 USPS • USPS Logo • Four barcodes (123000) • Plate position diagram (10) • Promotional text

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