USPS Debuts ‘Mystery Message’ Spy Puzzle Stamps – Fancy A Guess?
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If you think of yourself as a master sleuth, a new stamp launched by the United States Postal Service (USPS) is just for you.
Dedicated this week at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, the USPS has released the ‘Mystery Message’ Forever stamp, which at first glance looks like rows of colorful geometric shapes.
However, upon closer inspection, it contains a hidden message, crafted by USPS Art Director Antonio Alcalá. While it isn’t the most difficult of mysteries to solve, you’ll have to take a closer look: do the shapes start appearing as letters of the alphabet?
“As you add these stamps to your collection, or use them to send a message to your family and friends – we hope they will appeal to the puzzle-solver in all of us,” said Robert M. Duncan, a member of the US Postal Service Board of Governors.
If you’re stuck, the answer is provided at the back of the sheet. (Spoiler: It reads “More Than Meets The Eye!”)
These new stamps will have equal value to the usual First-Class Mail one-ounce stamps. To purchase a sheet for yourself, head over here.
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[via CNET, cover image via United States Postal Service]
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