On August 21 this year, US will witness a rare celestial event. For the first time in 38 years, the Moon will completely block the solar disk for a few minutes, creating a total eclipse of the Sun.
To mark the historic event, the US Postal Service is issuing the inspired postage stamp.
Conceived by graphic designer Antonio Alcala, the stamp features two layers of photographs.
The first image depicts a picture of a total eclipse observed in Libya in 2006.
The commemorative stamp uses special temperature- sensitive inks, 'The Quartz' reported.
On the back of the sheet of stamps, a map of the eclipse's shadow path, which will traverse 14 states as it moves east, from Oregon to South Carolina.
The Total Solar Eclipse stamps go on sale on June 20.
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