C308 Constellations
Issue Date: June 1, 2010
On June 1, 2010, the Marshall Islands Postal Service issued 20 new stamps in the third issue in its Constellations Series. More than half of the constellations officially recognized today were first identified in ancient times, while most of the remaining 40 that are also now accepted were added by European astronomers in the 18th and 19th centuries. Today, the International Astronomical Union (IAU)Êfounded in 1919Êrecognizes 88 official constellations, each one with its own precisely defined boundaries so that every star in the sky can be assigned to one of these constellations. These boundaries are a mix of the ancient Greek patterns recorded by Ptolemy and later patterns observed by more modern astronomers. In 1922 at a meeting in Rome, the IAU adopted standard three-letter abbreviations for every constellation; for instance, "Ari" for Aries, "Sgr" for Sagittarius and "Lyr" for Lyra.
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Issue: Constellations III Face Value: 20 x $0.44 Issue Date: June 1, 2010 Issue Place: Majuro Stamp Artist: Fritz Wegner First Day Cover Design: Herb Kawainui Kane Printing Process: Cyan, black, magenta, yellow by offset lithography on unwatermarked gummed paper Printer: Pioneer Printing, Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.A. Stamp Format: Horizontal Stamps Per Sheet: 20 Designs per Sheet: 20 Overall Sheet Size: 184mm x 179mm Size of Stamps: 40mm x 31mm Issue Number: C308 Stamp Numbers:
(20-1) Columbia
(20-2) Virgo
(20-3) Argo Navis
(20-4) Toucan
(20-5) Aries
(20-6)Coma Bernices
(20-7)Delphinus
(20-8) Perseus
(20-9) Taurus
(20-10) Monoceros
(20-11) Gemini
(20-12) Vulpecula
(20-13) Lepus
(20-14) Auriga
(20-15) Piscis
(20-16) Sagttarius
(20-17) Crater
(20-18) Lyra
(20-19) Hercules
(20-20) Canes VenaticiWithdrawal Date: While supplies last Stamp designs ©2010 Marshall Islands Postal Service Authority. All rights reserved.
Stamps in this Issue
Currency Face Value Stamp Description US$ .44 Constellations US$ .44 Columbia US$ .44 Virgo US$ .44 Argo Navis US$ .44 Toucan US$ .44 Aries US$ .44 Coma Bernices US$ .44 Dephinus US$ .44 Perseus US$ .44 Taurus US$ .44 Monoceros US$ .44 Gemini US$ .44 Vulpecula US$ .44 Lepus US$ .44 Auriga US$ .44 Pisces US$ .44 Sagittarius US$ .44 Crater US$ .44 Lyra US$ .44 Hercules US$ .44 Canes Venatici
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