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  • Solar Eclipse Celebrated With New Stamp

    06/20/2017 2:24:39 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 29 replies
    cbs2la ^ | June 20, 2017 10:32 AM
    In anticipation of a solar eclipse that will cross 14 states and more than 1,100 cities this summer, the U.S. Postal Service has issued a commemorative stamp that changes from total eclipse to full moon from the heat of a finger. The stamp, which will be unveiled at the University of Wyoming with NASA scientists in attendance, will be available for sale nationwide starting Tuesday. “With the release of these amazing stamps using thermochromic ink, we’ve provided an opportunity for people to experience their own personal solar eclipse every time they touch the stamps,” Jim Cochrane, the postal service’s chief...
  • Postal Service marks solar eclipse with stamp that changes with heat from finger

    05/01/2017 3:55:10 AM PDT · by NYer · 28 replies
    Aletelia ^ | May 1, 2017 | John Burger
    USPS uses "thermochromic" ink for first time. Struggling at a time when more people write emails than drop letters in the mailbox, or pay their bills online instead of licking a stamp to send in the check, the United States Postal Service has been trying all sorts of ways to keep the postage stamp alive. The latest innovation is a first-of-its-kind stamp that changes when you touch it.The Postal Service announced the upcoming issue of its Total Solar Eclipse Forever stamp, which commemorates the August 21 eclipse. The stamp transforms into an image of the Moon from the heat...