Vintage Seed Packets Forever Stamps (Booklet of 20 Stamps)

Vintage Seed Packets Forever Stamps (Booklet of 20 Stamps)
- Forever stamps - brand new
- 20 Stamps total (1 double-sided booklet of 20 Stamps)
- Features 10 vintage seed packet images
- Forever stamps will always be valid for 1 ounce first class mail in the U.S.
The U.S. Postal Service celebrated the arrival of spring by dedicating new Vintage Seed Packets Commemorative Forever stamps. These beautiful First-Class stamps, based on photographs of seed packets from a century ago, were dedicated at the Philadelphia National Stamp Exhibition.ï¿½Seed packet art depicts the utmost in floral perfection,ï¿½ said dedicating official and Postal Service Philadelphia Metropolitan District Manager Chu Falling Star. ï¿½At the turn of the early 1900s, packets like those displayed on the stamps encouraged Americans to create the perfect floral garden. The Postal Serviceï¿½s release of these stamps reminds us about the beauty flowers add to our lives and signals the arrival of spring.ï¿½Joining Falling Star at the ceremony was American First Day Cover Society Immediate Past President Chris Lazaroff; Philadelphia National Stamp Exhibition Chairman Stephen Washburne; J. Landreth Seed Company Owner Barbara Melera and Stamp Art Director/Designer Antonio Alcalï¿½.Created using chromolithography ï¿½ a process that replaced hand-tinted lithographs and allowed for inexpensive multi-color prints ï¿½ the illustrations originally graced the fronts of flower seed packets printed between 1910 and 1920.Each of the 10 stamps depicts blossoms of one variety of flower ï¿½ a trio of cosmos in delicate white, pink, and red; stalks of yellow, pink and coral digitalis; bright yellow primrose flowers with orange centers; a vibrant orange calendula; white, pink and blue aster blooms; two shades of pinks (dianthus), one pale, one dark; linum blossoms in a rich red; white drifts of alyssum; clusters of phlox in red, pink and purple; and pale pink, subtle yellow, and muted orange-red zinnia flowers. This listing is for 20 stamps (1 booklet of 20)
Country USA
Brand United States Postal Service
Manufacturer USPS
Binding Office Product
ItemPartNumber 688500
Size 20 Stamps
UPCs 787793010996
EANs 0015645688506
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	United States Postal Service
Manufacturer	USPS
Binding	Office Product
ItemPartNumber	688500
Size	20 Stamps
UPCs	787793010996
EANs	0015645688506
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Vintage Seed Packets Forever Stamps (Booklet of 20 Stamps)

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