20 Botanical Art USPS Forever First Class Postage Stamps

20 Botanical Art USPS Forever First Class Postage Stamps Beautiful Flower Bloom
- Twenty (20) forever stamps (comes either as double sided booklet or two single sided panes)
- 10 Different Flower Art designs
- Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price
The U.S. Postal Service continues its tradition of beautiful floral-themed stamps with Botanical Art. The stamp art features ten designs, each a detail of an illustration from an American nursery catalog printed between 1891 and 1912. The design details are courtesy of The New York Botanical Garden; the catalogs are part of NYBG's Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection, one of the largest and most important such collections in the U.S. In the mid-19th century, as more people discovered the joys of ornamental and recreational gardening, thriving commercial greenhouses and nurseries marketed plants to the eager gardeners. To entice buyers, the nurseries created colorful catalogs illustrated with beautiful blossoms and lush foliage. The illustrations were idealized, romantic versions of what plants could look like, but they fueled many a garden dream. The artists responsible for the work seen on early nursery catalogs are mostly unknown to us now, but their captivating work lives on. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps. The Botanical Art stamps are being issued as Forever stamps. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price. This listing is for 20 new forever stamps.
Country USA
Brand United States Postal Service
Manufacturer USPS
Binding Office Product
ItemPartNumber 680600
Model 680600
Size 20 stamps
UPCs 783419735373
EANs 0788536534144
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	United States Postal Service
Manufacturer	USPS
Binding	Office Product
ItemPartNumber	680600
Model	680600
Size	20 stamps
UPCs	783419735373
EANs	0788536534144
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

20 Botanical Art USPS Forever First Class Postage Stamps Beautiful Flower Bloom

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