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Denmark - Postal Cover from USA (2016) Global 'New Moon'
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Country
United States of America
Type
Postal Cover
Class
Definitive / Regular Issues
Front Inscription
USA | FOREVER | 2016 | GLOBAL
Issued Price
1.20 US Dollar
Postmark
03/03/2016
Postmark Town
Wichita
Gum
Self-Adhesive
Perforation Type
Die-cutting
IN COLLECTION CONDITION
Preliminary
Normal
Condition
Used With Postmark - Very Fine
Denmark - Postal Cover from USA (2016) Global 'New Moon'
Arrived on 10 March 2016.
New Moon Stamp Is Out of this World
International Forever Stamp Good for Mailing 1-ounce Letters
WASHINGTON — Lovers of the night sky will be beaming now that the Postal Service has introduced the new $1.20 Moon Global Forever international rate stamp. This round stamp features a detailed photograph of the moon which captures the brilliant surface of Earth’s only natural satellite.
The selvage, or area adjacent to the stamps, features a tree line silhouetted against the night sky. The text that is repeated twice around the circumference of the stamp reads “GLOBAL USA FOREVER 2016.”
The art director was William J. Gicker of Washington, DC. Greg Breeding of Charlottesville, VA, illustrated the selvage and designed the stamp with an existing photograph of the moon taken by Beth Swanson of Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
The Global Forever stamp can be used to mail a 1-ounce letter to any country for which First-Class Mail International service is available. As with all Global Forever stamps, this stamp will have a postage value equivalent to the price of a single-piece First-Class Mail International first ounce machinable letter in effect at the time of use. To distinguish this stamp from other Forever stamps, the shape of the international stamp is round and bears the words “Global Forever.”
Earth’s Natural Satellite
As Earth’s only natural satellite, the moon has long had considerable impact on mankind. Its gravitational pull creates ocean tides and affects our planet’s motions. The moon and its regular lunar phases have also served as important social, spiritual and mythological influences on various peoples throughout history.
Full moons provide fascination for many cultures and are the subject of a variety of folktales. Due to the regularity of full moons, which occur approximately every 29.5 days, several of them even have names and cultural characteristics associated with them. A full moon occurs when the moon is opposite the sun, with Earth between the two. From our planet, the visible surface of the moon appears fully illuminated and larger than anything else in the night sky. Since the rotation and orbit periods of the moon are the same, the same part of the moon is always seen from Earth.
The U.S. Postal Service issued its first Global Forever stamp, a round stamp featuring a composite image of Earth, in January 2013. The new Global Forever stamps are being issued in self-adhesive panes of 10.
New Moon Stamp Is Out of this World
International Forever Stamp Good for Mailing 1-ounce Letters
WASHINGTON — Lovers of the night sky will be beaming now that the Postal Service has introduced the new $1.20 Moon Global Forever international rate stamp. This round stamp features a detailed photograph of the moon which captures the brilliant surface of Earth’s only natural satellite.
The selvage, or area adjacent to the stamps, features a tree line silhouetted against the night sky. The text that is repeated twice around the circumference of the stamp reads “GLOBAL USA FOREVER 2016.”
The art director was William J. Gicker of Washington, DC. Greg Breeding of Charlottesville, VA, illustrated the selvage and designed the stamp with an existing photograph of the moon taken by Beth Swanson of Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
The Global Forever stamp can be used to mail a 1-ounce letter to any country for which First-Class Mail International service is available. As with all Global Forever stamps, this stamp will have a postage value equivalent to the price of a single-piece First-Class Mail International first ounce machinable letter in effect at the time of use. To distinguish this stamp from other Forever stamps, the shape of the international stamp is round and bears the words “Global Forever.”
Earth’s Natural Satellite
As Earth’s only natural satellite, the moon has long had considerable impact on mankind. Its gravitational pull creates ocean tides and affects our planet’s motions. The moon and its regular lunar phases have also served as important social, spiritual and mythological influences on various peoples throughout history.
Full moons provide fascination for many cultures and are the subject of a variety of folktales. Due to the regularity of full moons, which occur approximately every 29.5 days, several of them even have names and cultural characteristics associated with them. A full moon occurs when the moon is opposite the sun, with Earth between the two. From our planet, the visible surface of the moon appears fully illuminated and larger than anything else in the night sky. Since the rotation and orbit periods of the moon are the same, the same part of the moon is always seen from Earth.
The U.S. Postal Service issued its first Global Forever stamp, a round stamp featuring a composite image of Earth, in January 2013. The new Global Forever stamps are being issued in self-adhesive panes of 10.
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