posted 12-16-2024 03:05 PM               

Webb mail: US Priority Mail stamps to again star deep space images in 2025

The universe of United States postage stamps featuring James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) imagery is set to expand again in 2025.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Monday (Dec. 16) revealed that its upcoming Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express flat rate stamps will feature two deep space vistas captured by the Webb observatory. Scheduled for release on Jan. 21, the stamps will be the second set to use JWST photos after the pair issued this year.

posted 01-10-2025 01:06 PM               

The first day of issue is Jan. 21, 2025 in Big Sky, Montana. Requests for the postmarks need to be received by May 21. The address to send self-addressed stamped envelopes is:

FDOI – Spiral Galaxy or Star Cluster
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900

posted 01-21-2025 11:30 AM               

Webb Space Telescope's 'big sky images' issued on stamps in Big Sky, Montana

The vast, unobstructed skies that gave Big Sky, Montana its name made for an appropriate setting today (Jan. 21) for the release of two new United States postage stamps depicting the seemingly infinite vistas visible to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

As the location of the "First Day of Issue" for the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) 2025 Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps, Big Sky ceremonially began the nationwide sales of the colorful postage featuring images of a sprawling galaxy and a wispy nebula. The release was accompanied by the availability of related collectibles, including First Day of Issue "covers" — what collectors call stamped and postmarked envelopes.