Daily Archives: May 26, 2016

U.S. Postal Service to announce innovative new stamp products at World Stamp Show-NY 2016

Postal Service will announce several new and innovative stamp products during the World Stamp Show-NY 2016, which begins Saturday, May 28 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. 2015 eGuide to U.S. StampsThe Postal Service crosses philately’s digital divide with the brand new 2015 Postal Service eGuide to U.S Stamps. The August 2015 World Stamp Show-NY 2016 stamp pane is included. The World Stamp Show Souvenir PortfolioThe World Stamp Show Souvenir Portfolio is a coffee-table book that features information about each of the eight stamps to be released during the Show. Browse the entire USPS stamp archive, from the Postmaster's Provisionals of 1845 to the 2016 first quarter issues.

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Pluto—Explored! and Views of Our Planets Forever Stamps

Earth – Credit line: NASAJupiter – Credit line: NASA, ESA and E. Karkoschka (Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona)Mars – Credit line: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSSMercury – Credit line: NASA/The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of WashingtonNeptune – Credit line: NASA/JPL-CaltechSaturn – Credit line: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)Uranus – Credit line: NASA, ESA and E. Karkoschka (Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona)Venus – Credit line: NASA/JPL-Caltech# # #Please Note:For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom at about.usps.com/news/welcome.htmFor reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contacts.pdf. EarthOne of the most detailed views we have of Earth is also featured on the stamp pane. When reproducing the stamp images for media use only, please provide the copyright sign (the “c” inside the circle) and 2016 USPS. This color image highlights differences—chemical, mineralogical and physical—between the rocks on the planet’s surface. The false color image of Venus shown on the stamp pane was created in 1991 mainly from surface data generated by the Magellan sensor.

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