United States Postage Stamps, Snowflakes,

Snowflakes stamps are photographs of two basic snowflake patterns by physicist Kenneth Libbrecht. They are stellar dendrites, which form branching treelike arms, and sectored plates, which as their name suggests, form platelike arms. Because fallen snowflakes start to melt and lose their shape in mere minutes, Libbrecht quickly transferred the snowflakes from cardboard to a glass slide using a paintbrush. He then snapped the photos inside a temperature-regulated enclosure using a digital camera attached to a high-resolution microscope. USPS

Issued October 5, 2006, New York, New York,

First Day of Issue Cover, FDC, ArtCraft Engraving Cachet, Unaddressed, Ideal for Framing,

Cover in Removable Transparent Poly Sleeve and Mailed With Protection,

Made in the USA


Genuine First Day of Stamp Issued Cover Cancelled on the First Day of Issue Date by the U.S. Postal Service,