S1908

Space Exploration

Uranus, Voyager 2

Collins Cover Announcement 

SPACE EXPLORATION

Uranus/Voyager 2

This ice blue planet orbits the sun in eternal coldness. As the Voyager 2 spacecraft flies by Uranus, it passes not only the planet but one of its moons as well. The moon is a lighter shade and contrasts with the brighter blue planet. A burgundy border surrounds the whole scene and this hand-painted cachet lends its impact to this COLLINS Space Exploration set showing our solar system. A Pasadena bullseye provides the day of issue cancel.

Uranus brings to four the total number of covers ready in the set of ten. Make sure you obtain them all for your collection as "Space" is a very popular topic and these hand-painted COLLLINS FDCs will always be sought after in the hobby. Uranus. Item #S1908. $8.75.

Winter 2026 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 20 S1901 — S1910 — Solar System Space Stamps (set of ten covers) — /0/1/91

The USPS "Space Exploration" stamps, issued October 1, 1991, featured the nine planets and Earth's moon with their respective spacecraft, celebrating the solar system and kicking off National Stamp Collecting Month. The heavenly bodies shown are Mercury, Venus, Earth, (Earth's moon), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

The USPS partnered with Paramount Studios to promote the stamps. The studio was celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Star Trek movies and television series. The stamp designs were unveiled on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise, the space vehicle featured in the series.

These stamps show some of the spacecraft and the images of the planets they captured as they flew by. Discoveries continue to be made with the space probes that still travel our solar system."

Each of my ten hand-painted first day covers depicts one of the nine planets plus the Earth's moon. Since Pluto had not yet had a fly-by or been explored by any manmade craft, I depicted the US.S. Enterprise from the show Star Trek.