-40%
*2017 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Full Sheet MNH.
*2017 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Full Sheet MNH.
*2017 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Full Sheet MNH.
*2017 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Full Sheet MNH.

*2017 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Full Sheet MNH.

$ 10

Availability: 16 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Denomination: Forever Stamp
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Modified Item: No
  • Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Character Family: Solar Eclipse
  • Type: Full Sheet
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Condition: Mint Never Hinged.
  • Topic: Eclipse
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Color: COLOR CHANGING by heat
  • Year of Issue: 2017
  • Cancellation Type: Uncancelled
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    Total Eclipse of the Sun
    Forever
    | Sheet of 16
    On August 21, 2017, tens of millions of people in the United States will have an opportunity to view a total eclipse of the Sun. A total solar eclipse was last seen on the U.S. mainland in 1979, but only in the Northwest. The eclipse this summer will sweep a narrow path across the entire country—the first time this has happened since 1918. The U.S. Postal Service® anticipates this rare event with a stamp celebrating the majesty of solar eclipses.
    The
    Total Eclipse of the Sun
    stamp is the first U.S. stamp to use thermochromic ink, which reacts to the heat of your touch. Placing your finger over the black disc on the stamp causes the ink to change from black to clear to reveal an underlying image of the moon. The image reverts back to the black disc once it cools. The back of the stamp pane shows a map of the eclipse path.The stamp uses a photograph taken by astrophysicist Fred Espenak of a total solar eclipse that was seen over Jalu, Libya, on March 29, 2006. Mr. Espenak also took the photograph of the full moon that is revealed by pressing upon the stamp image. The reverse side of the stamp pane shows the path across the United States of the forthcoming August 21, 2017, total solar eclipse and gives the times that it will appear in some locations.
    A total eclipse of the Sun occurs when the Moon completely blocks the visible solar disk from view, casting a shadow on Earth. The 70-mile-wide shadow path of the eclipse, known as the “path of totality,” will traverse the country diagonally, appearing first in Oregon (mid-morning local time) and exiting some 90 minutes later off the coast of South Carolina (mid-afternoon local time).
    A total solar eclipse provides us with the only chance to see the Sun’s corona—its extended outer atmosphere—without specialized instruments. The corona during an eclipse looks like a gossamer white halo around a black disk, or like the petals of a flower reaching out into space.
    Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp.
    The
    Total Eclipse of the Sun
    stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp. This Forever® stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.
    Issue Date:
    June 20, 2017
    Art Director/Designer:
    Antonio Alcalá
    SKU:
    475304