This is the first hexagon stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service. Special perforating dies were molded to give these stamps their unique look. Each stamp represents a different aspect of the sun - total eclipse, artist's rendition of a cross-section of the sun, NASA photo of sunrise from the moon, a solar eruption, and the sun as it appears from Earth. Each was a $1 stamp. I doubt if you ever saw one of these on a piece of mail - mostly just another way for the USPS to make money off collectors. First day of issue was July 11, 2000 in Anaheim, California. 1.7 million were printed. Scott # 3410
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Venus is very bright in our southern sky. Is this the closest the planet gets to earth?
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