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Jeanne Greco designed the Vintage Tulip stamp using drawings from engraved plates made by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), a naturalist artist. Greco added a small, dark red heart for a touch of c...

The pansy has been associated with love since ancient times. Its name comes from the French word pense, meaning “thought,” and is named for the flower’s resemblance to a human face. In many culture...

Cactus flowers generally occur singly, although many separate blossoms might appear on a plant at the same time. Flowering occurs at different times of the year and even different times of the day ...

The four Stamps feature still-life paintings of bountiful floral bouquets, sold in booklets of 20 Stamps. These Stamps feature still lives portraying flowers commonly found in American gardens, inc...

History: Welcoming spring means enjoying outdoor beauty. In 2021, Garden Beauty with 10 Forever stamps, showcasing various flowers like flowering dogwood, tulip, Allium, moth orchid, dahlia, Americ...

Pictures graphic illustrations of flowers inspired by European folk art.  Shows twisting vines, small flowers, and abstract heart shapes.  The stamp has a powder blue background. On Valentine’s Day...

Celebrates the beauty of Wild Orchids with Stamps of flowers that grow in the United States. The stamp art highlights photos taken by photographer Jim Fowler. Art director Ethel Kessler designed th...

While the types have changed, flowers have been an important part of weddings for thousands of years.  In ancient Greece, the bride’s bouquet contained bulbs of garlic and sprigs of dill or sage.  ...

With their large trumpet-shaped blossoms and distinctive sweet smell, angel’s trumpets are a summer favorite. To create the image, photographer Harold Davis backlit the flowers on a light box and c...

For the Dahlias stamps, art director Greg Breeding turned to award-winning photographer Denise Ippolito to showcase the lush beauty of these colorful flowers. In shades of pink, white, yellow, mage...

The four stamps in a booklet of 20 celebrate the winter season with lacy, symmetrical graphic forms inspired by snowflakes. Each stamp in the block of four includes a unique design in white against...

Each fall, millions of gardeners bury bulbs in the earth, eagerly anticipating the rewards that springtime will bring. Months later, thick green leaves poke through the soil, soon revealing their p...