When I joined here on Steemit I wrote in my introduction post that over time I will share things that I like to do. Here is one of them. Stamp collecting isn’t something I obsess over, but just something that I enjoy doing from time to time. I do buy stamps when I can since some can become quite costly. Lol
These are the 2 two I got yesterday!
I thought I would start sharing my collection by showing the 2 new additions to my collection. Yesterday in the mail I finally received my stamps that I pre ordered earlier in the month.
The first one is titled “Have a Ball”. USPS came out with this collection of sports balls to celebrate America’s passion for sports.
“Have a Ball”
The last one got me so impatient. I was very excited when I heard what kind of stamp this one is. This one was titled “Total Eclipse of the Sun”. Many may know the reason why USPS came out with this stamp, but for those that don’t I’ll tell you. This coming August on the 21st, there is going to be a solar eclipse that passes over parts of the US. I mean how is that not exciting. I know I'm excited! Haha
Here is why I was so excited about this stamp coming in. This is the first time that USPS has used thermochromic ink on their stamps. What that means is that it reacts to heat. Below I’ve shown a little gif of how cool these are! If you right click it to view the image on a separate page it'll shrink a bit so it'll be easier to look at. :)
Over time I'll share more of what I have in my collection.
Tell me what collections you have!
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*edit: I meant to share with you the full path it will take across the States.
Via http://www.eclipse2017.org
