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Robert Pearlman
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'Sun Science' postage stamps will feature NASA solar observatory images

A new set of U.S. postage stamps will soon shine light on a NASA mission exploring our nearest star.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) on Friday (Jan. 15) announced "Sun Science," a set of ten different stamps that will celebrate the ongoing study of the Sun using digital images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). The Forever-denomination stamps will be released later this year.

Robert Pearlman
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The U.S. Postal Service has announced June 18, 2021 as the release date for the "Sun Science" postage stamps. The city of issue will Greenbelt, Maryland, home to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Local COVID-19 restrictions may require virtual first-day-of-issue ceremonies or no ceremony at all. Virtual events will be posted on the Postal Service's Facebook and Twitter pages. Additional information will be provided later.

SpaceAholic
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posted 03-18-2021 11:24 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for SpaceAholic   Click Here to Email SpaceAholic     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Any idea if USPS will issue as an uncut press sheet?

Robert Pearlman
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US Postal Service releases 'Sun Science' stamps with NASA imagery

The Sun has risen on a new set of postage stamps.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) on Friday (June 18) released "Sun Science," a collection of 10 stamps celebrating the study of heliophysics using the imagery from a NASA probe.

Pete Sarmiento
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posted 06-18-2021 05:04 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Pete Sarmiento   Click Here to Email Pete Sarmiento     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Today's first day of issue ceremony was supposed to be at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Because of Juneteenth, today is a holiday for U.S. government employees, so they closed the center. I received last evening that they relocated the ceremony to the Greenbelt Post Office.

Normally they have a lot of philatelists in attendance. Because of the change and COVID-19, not much of a crowd!

Robert Pearlman
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posted 06-27-2021 02:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by SpaceAholic:
Any idea if USPS will issue as an uncut press sheet?
Now available: Press Sheet with Die Cuts.
Celebrate the ongoing exploration of our nearest star with this new 21.36"(L) x 12.5"(W) press sheet, containing six sheets of Sun Science Forever stamps positioned three across by two down.

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