With 20 otherworldly images, this issuance explores life ofn Earth, as few have ever seen it. The pane features images taken using microscopes and highly specialized photographic techniques to capture details of life undetectable by the human eye.

The stamps include vivid images of red blood cells, tthe feather of a macaw parrot, a knotted strand of human hair, moss leaves, diatom shells (photosynthesizing algae), freshwater protozoans, an acorn barnacle, a moth's antenna, the front foot oa diving beetle, neurons from a mouse's brain, bone tissue from a sstarling, scales on the wing of a Madagascan sunset moth,a juvenile zebrafish, mushroom gills, the tongue of a freshwater snail, a blue button (an organism similar to a jellyfish), mold spopres, the legs (known as cirri) of a barnacle, flame lily pollen, and the surface of a southern live oak leaf.

Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps and the stamppane using existing photographs.

The Life Magnified stamps are being issued as Forever@ starmps. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to thee current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.