C294 Solar Eclipse in the Marshall Islands

Issue Date: July 22, 2009

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On July 22, 2009, the Marshall Islands Postal Service issued 3 new stamps to celebrate the solar eclipse that occurred that very same day. Records of solar eclipses date back thousands of years, their careful archiving a testament to humankind's utter fascination with one of the most dramatic and awe-inspiring of celestial phenomena. In additional to being relatively rare, solar eclipses are also quite brief: under the best circumstances, a total solareclipse can last barely upwards of seven minutes and be viewed along a track just over 150 miles wide. Because the apparent size of the Moon as viewed from Earth is almost exactly the same as the apparent size of the Sun, the Moon is able to almost perfectly cover the Sun during a solar eclipse. The three stamps in this special issue commemorate the solar eclipse that took place in the Republic of the Marshall Islands on July 22, 2009.

TECHNICAL DATA

  • Issue: Roses of the Year 2005-2009
  • Face Value: 5 x $0.44
  • Issue Date: June 18, 2009
  • Issue Place: Majuro
  • Stamp Design: D. Zoe Seemel
  • Photographs: ©Roses UK
  • Printing Process: Black, cyan, magenta, yellow by offset lithography on unwatermarked gummed paper
  • Printer: Pioneer Printing, Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.A.
  • Stamp Format: Vertical
  • Stamps Per Sheet: 15
  • Number of Designs per Sheet: 5
  • Overall Sheet Size: 179mm x 144mm
  • Size of Stamps: 31mm x 40mm
  • Issue Number: C292
    (5-1) Summertime
    (5-2) Champagne Moment
    (5-3) Tickled Pink
    (5-4) Sweet Haze
    (5-5) Lucky!
  • Withdrawal Date: While supplies last.

    • Stamp designs ©2009 Marshall Islands Postal Service. All rights reserved.

    Stamps in this Issue

    Currency Face Value Stamp Description
    US$ .44 Beginning Phase
    US$ .44 Middle Phase
    US$ .44 Ending Phase

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