Star Cluster Stamps, Sheet of 4

Name: Star Cluster Stamps, Sheet of 4
SKU: 129404
Price: 125.60 USD
Availability: InStock

Star Cluster Stamps, Sheet of 4

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Issue Date: 1/21/2025

Celebrate NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and its exploration of deep space with this Priority Mail Express® stamp. The Star Cluster stamp features star cluster IC 348, a formation approximately 1,000 light-years from Earth within the constellation Perseus.

Additional postage required between October 5, 2025 - January 18, 2026.

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Sheet of 4 $125.60

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Celebrate NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and its continued exploration of deep space with this breathtaking Priority Mail Express® stamp. The Star Cluster stamp features star cluster IC 348, a formation approximately 1,000 light-years from Earth within the constellation Perseus.
Use these stamps to send mail quickly to those in your own universe all year long!
Gas and dust within the image cascade like billowing pink, purple, and white curtains while reflecting the light from the cluster’s stars — this is known as a reflection nebula. Additional stars and galaxies appear as white pinpoints within and beyond the nebula.
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), Kevin Luhman (Penn State University), and Catarina Alves de Oliveira (ESA).
Star Cluster IC 348 is being issued in a pane of four stamps.
Stamp Issuance:
January 21, 2025
Big Sky, MT 59716
Made in the USA

Issue:	Star Cluster Stamp
Item Number:	129400
Denomination &	$31.40 Priority Mail Express 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 Photo:	NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Kevin Luhman (PSU), Catarina Alves de Oliveira (ESA)
Modeler:	Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process:	Offset, Microprint
Printer:	Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type:	Gallus RCS
Stamps per Pane:	4
Print Quantity:	600,000 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 x 31.1150 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 (129400) • Plate position diagram (10) • Promotional text

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