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Based on the first image received from the Mars Pathfinder after its landing on the Martian surface July 4, 1997, the stamp features the Sojourner rover resting on the Pathfinder with a panoramic view of the Ares Vallis region of Mars in the background. Informational text about the Pathfinder mission is printed on the reverse of the stamp sheet. Fifteen million of the stamps have been printed. "That first historic image of Pathfinder and the rover sitting safely on Mars ignited worldwide interest in our efforts to explore Mars," said JPL Director Dr. Edward C. Stone. "It is an honor for this mission to be recognized by issuance of this special U.S. postage stamp."

The Mars Pathfinder stamp is the third U.S. stamp subject to incorporate hidden images to prevent counterfeiting, while adding an interesting design element. The hidden text -- Mars Pathfinder, July 4, 1997 and the letters USPS --is not visible to the naked eye but can be viewed by using a decoder lens, which is available through the Postal Service's Philatelic Fulfillment Center in Kansas City, MO. The U.S. Air Force and Classic Movie Monsters stamps issued earlier in 1997 also feature hidden images.

Date of Issue - December 10, 1997

Place of Issue - Pasadena, California




United States Space Stamps


  • 1948 3¢ Mount Palomar
  • 1960 4¢ Echo 1
  • 1962 4¢ Project Mercury
  • 1964 8¢ Robert Goddard Airmail
  • 1967 5¢ Space Walk/Gemini
  • 1969 6¢ Apollo 8
  • 1969 10¢ Moon Landing Airmail
  • 1971 8¢ Decade of Achievement
  • 1974 10¢ Skylab
  • 1975 10¢ Mariner 10
  • 1975 10¢ Pioneer 10
  • 1975 10¢ Apollo-Soyuz
  • 1978 15¢ Viking missions to Mars
  • 1981 18¢ Space Achievement
  • 1991 29¢ Space Exploration
  • 1992 29¢ Int. Cooperation
  • 1992 29¢ Theodore von Karman
  • 1994 29¢ Apollo 11 25th Anniv.
  • 1997 $3.00 Mars Pathfinder
  • 1998 32¢ Space Discovery
  • 1999 33¢ Edwin Hubble
  • 2000 $11.75 Lunar Hologram
  • 2000 $3.20 Shuttle Hologram
  • 2000 60¢ Vastness of Space
  • 2000 $1.00 Solar System
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