Sun Science Stamps – Forever First Class Postage Stamps

Sun Science Stamps
Forever 82￠ | Sheet Stamp Format

With these stamps, the U.S. Postal Service highlights stunning images of the Sun that celebrate the science behind the ongoing exploration of our nearest star.

The images on these stamps come from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, a spacecraft launched in February 2010 to keep a constant watch on the Sun from geosynchronous orbit above Earth. The striking colors in these images do not represent the actual colors of the Sun as perceived by human eyesight. Instead, each image is colorized by NASA according to different wavelengths that reveal or highlight specific features of the Sun’s activity.

One of the stamps highlights sunspots, two feature images of coronal holes, two show coronal loops, two depict plasma blasts, one is a view of an active Sun that emphasizes its magnetic fields, and two show different views of a solar flare.

The?Sun Science?stamps are being issued as Forever? stamps in panes of 20. These Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail? one-ounce price.

Stamp Issuance:
June 18, 2021
Greenbelt, MD 20770

Made in the USA

Every stamp sold here is a genuine United States Postal Service issue, unused, with full original gum and clean perforations. We do not sell reproductions, reprints or novelty facsimiles.

Stampora is an independent retailer and is not affiliated with, authorised by or acting as an agent of the USPS. Our prices sit above face value to cover sourcing, verification, packaging and delivery.

Orders are packed flat and protected so gum and perforations arrive undamaged, then shipped tracked. Delivery estimates are shown at checkout.

If an order arrives damaged or is not the issue you ordered, tell us and we will replace or refund it. See the returns and refunds page for full terms.