One of the best parts of welcoming spring is looking forward to enjoying the outdoors again. After a cold. wet winter. it feels wonderful to get out and soak in the warm sunshine. And. of course. admiring all the beautiful flowers starting to poke their way through the ground.
In 2021. the United States Postal Service anticipated the arrival of spring with a new set of 10 Forever stamps honoring Garden Beauty. Each design pictures a different flower. with two species pictured twice. The blooms on the stamps are a flowering dogwood. tulip (shown twice). Allium. moth orchid (shown twice). dahlia. American lotus. Asiatic lily. and sacred lotus. Some of these flowers are native to North America. while others made there way here from across the globe. Wherever they came from. today. they are some of the most popular species found in American gardens.
Flower gardens are fun to grow for many reasons. They fill your backyard with color and make for a lovely place to enjoy nature. They also support pollinators like bees and butterflies. If you have a fruit or vegetable garden nearby. more pollinators will help it thrive. It can also be fun picking out the species you want to include in your garden. Since different species bloom at different times. you can plan it so there will be flowers all the time. And who wouldn't enjoy picking a fresh bouquet anytime they like?!
Product Specs:
Issue: Garden Beauty Stamps
Item Number: 683100
Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Double-sided Booklet of 20 (10 designs)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: February 23. 2021. Bloomfield. IN 47424
Art Director: Ethel Kessler. Bethesda. MD
Designer: Ethel Kessler. Bethesda. MD
Existing Photos: Allen Rokach. Rokach Photography
Modeler: Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process: Offset
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type: Alprinta 74
Stamps per Booklet: 20
Print Quantity: 600.000.000 stamps
Paper Type: Phosphor Tagged Paper. Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): 1.05 x 0.77 in./26.670 x 19.558 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 1.19 x 0.91 in./20.226 x 23.114 mm
Full Booklet Size (w x h): 2.375 x 5.743 in./60.325 x 145.872 mm
Colors: Cyan. Magenta. Yellow. Black
Plate Size: 800 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “B” followed by four (4) single digits
Marginal Markings: Header: GARDEN BEAUTY • Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps • USPS logo • Barcode • Plate number in peel strip area • ©2020 USPS in peel strip area • Promotional text in peel strip area
Shipping Information:
Shipping Method: USPS First Class & USPS Priority Mail.
Handling time: Usually around 2-3 business days.
Delivery time: Usually around 3-5 business days.
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