Pillars of Creation Stamps
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DetailDue to a temporary price change in efect until january 19, 2025, an additional 60c is required when using Priority Mail@ flatrate stamps. Specific options for additional postage can be found here.Celebrate NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and its continued exploration of deep space with this breathtaking PrioritMal@ stamp. The stamp features an image of the Pillars of Creation taken by the telescope in 2022. The Pilars of Creationprovide clues to the origins of our solar system.The image on the stamp is a dicitally colored depiction of the invisible bands of mid-infrared light emitted by the Pillars ofCreation. By assigning color to various infrared wavelengths, the digitized image allows us to see a landscape otherwiseinvisible to the human eye.Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp, using an image provided by NASA (National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration), ESA (European $pace Agency), Canadian Space Agency, and Space Telescope Science Institute.The Pillars of Creation stamp is being issued in a pane of 4 stampsStamp lssuance:January 22.2024Greenbelt, MD 20770Made in the USA.
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