# U617 - 1989 25c Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers - Space Station Hologram
Stamped Envelopes
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A stamped envelope or postal stationery envelope (PSE) is an envelope with a printed or embossed indicium indicating the prepayment of postage. It is a form of postal stationery, and a neat addition to any stamp collection.Â
First U.S. Hologram Postal Stationary
The USPS first began considering creating postage with holograms in December 1987. The technology was still relatively new at that point, having just been created in the 1960s. The USPS spent much of 1988 researching the possibility and meeting with leading hologram manufacturers.
The USPS learned a lot about working with holograms from this stamp and would continue to experiment in the coming years, issuing several more hologram stamped envelopes. It wasnât until 2000 that they first issued a hologram stamp â #3412. In fact, that stamp was issued as part of a larger set honoring space exploration that included three other hologram stamps.
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Stamped Envelopes
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A stamped envelope or postal stationery envelope (PSE) is an envelope with a printed or embossed indicium indicating the prepayment of postage. It is a form of postal stationery, and a neat addition to any stamp collection.Â
First U.S. Hologram Postal Stationary
The USPS first began considering creating postage with holograms in December 1987. The technology was still relatively new at that point, having just been created in the 1960s. The USPS spent much of 1988 researching the possibility and meeting with leading hologram manufacturers.
The USPS learned a lot about working with holograms from this stamp and would continue to experiment in the coming years, issuing several more hologram stamped envelopes. It wasnât until 2000 that they first issued a hologram stamp â #3412. In fact, that stamp was issued as part of a larger set honoring space exploration that included three other hologram stamps.
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