Will Black displays his four 4-cent Project Mercury postage stamp that he and his mother were photographed with in a 1962 issue of the Beaumont Enterprise. Photo provided by Will Black.

In a separate room, under heavy guard, the printing of the “Project Mercury” stamp was being done. ... a fresh order had arrived and more and more locals purchased the historic 4-cent stamp.

Asimilar approach was employed for the 4-cent "Project Mercury" stampthat was produced in ... The2011 MESSENGER-themed "First Spacecraft to Orbit Mercury" stamp willmark the third time the Postal ...

The 29-cent stamps showed each planet being visited by a robotic probe, with Mariner 10 at Mercury. For the design of the Messenger stamp, Giancola drew inspiration from NASA photographs and images.