Object Details
Description
Fifty colorful, blooming native plants dotted the philatelic landscape with the 29-cent Wildflowers commemorative stamps issued July 24, 1992, in Columbus, Ohio, host city for the AmeriFlora '92 International Floral and Garden Exposition. Each of the fifty states can claim one or more of the lovely wildflowers represented on the stamps.
The stamps were issued in panes of fifty different designs. The selvage of each pane includes a promotional message for a special Wildflower album, featuring fifty mint stamps and sixty-four pages of informative text and colorful artwork. Designed by Karen Mallary of Anacortes, Washington, the stamps were produced by Ashton-Potter America, Inc., in the offset lithography process.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (April 30, 1992/ June 25, 1992).
mint
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Date
July 24, 1992
Object number
1994.2073.260.2.20
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (multicolored)/ lithographed
Place
Kansas
United States of America
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Data Source
National Postal Museum
Topic
Plants
Contemporary (1990-present)
U.S. Stamps
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npm_1994.2073.260.2.20