Tulip Blossoms Forever Postage Stamps Book of 20 Self-Stick Stamp for USPS First Class Envelopes (20 Stamps)

Features

• 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 payload: tulip blossoms in spectacular variety from prim to ostentatious. These stamps from the U.S. Postal Service feature closeup views of 10 different tulips in a rainbow of colors.
• Tulip Blossoms will be issued as Forever stamps in booklets of 20, as well as coils of 3,000 and 10,000. These Forever stamps will always be equal to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price.

Description

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 payload: tulip blossoms in spectacular variety from prim to ostentatious. These stamps from the U.S. Postal Service feature closeup views of 10 different tulips in a rainbow of colors. A member of the lily family (Lilliaceae), the tulip (genus Tulipa) originated as a wildflower in Central Asia. There, despite the dry, rocky environment, these tulip ancestors were able to survive because they could draw nourishment from the bulb. Over time, traders carried them west along the Silk Route to Persia, where cultivation of them is thought to have begun in the 10th century. By the 16th century, tulips were all the rage in Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey). The name “tulip,” in fact, derives from a Turkish version of the Persian word for “turban,” an allusion to the flower’s shape. After diplomats in Constantinople shipped bulbs home to western Europe, the Dutch developed effective ways to cultivate and market the flower. The tulip trade remains an important part of their nation’s economy 400 years later. Dutch immigrants brought tulip bulbs to America, perhaps as early as the 1600s. The flower has become a dazzling part of the landscape here, and we now import more than one billion bulbs per year. Tulips can be grown in most of the country, outside of the Deep South, and gardeners can choose among almost endless varieties.

Brand: United States Postal Service

Color: Tulip Blossoms

Item dimensions L x W x H: 0.1 x 5.76 x 2.38 inches

Surface Recommendation: Paper

Recommended Uses For Product: Postage Stamps

Material: Postage Stamps

Theme: Tulip Blossoms

Cartoon Character: Tulip Blossom

Number of Pieces: 20

Style: Vintage

Color: Tulip Blossoms

Theme: Tulip Blossoms

Subject Character: Tulip Blossom

Product Style: Vintage

Item Form: Sheet

Pattern: Floral

Shape: Rectangular

Item Dimensions: 0.1 x 5.76 x 2.38 inches

Number of Pieces: 20

Unit Count: 20 Count

Number of Items: 20

Size: 20 Stamps

Material Type: Postage Stamps

Water Resistance Level: Water Resistant

Brand Name: United States Postal Service

Set Name: Tulip Blossoms Forever Postage Stamps Book of 20

Age Range Description: All Ages

Manufacturer: USPS

Model Number: 5777-5786

Manufacturer Part Number: 684200

Manufacturer Warranty Description: 20 year warranty.

Surface Recommendation: Paper

Recommended Uses For Product: Postage Stamps