6/16/2023 0 Comments Pinterest logo pink![]() News of the Tulip Blossoms stamps is being shared with the hashtag #TulipBlossomsStamps.Ĭustomers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at /shopstamps, by calling 84, by mail through USA Philatelic and at Post Office locations nationwide. Tulip Blossoms will be issued as Forever stamps in booklets of 20, as well as coils of 3,000 and 10,000. The tulips are various shades of yellow, orange, pink, green and violet. A single flower, shot in close-up, fills almost the entire frame of each stamp, with just the top of the stem showing. Ippolito photographed the 10 different tulips in gardens and parks she encountered while traveling. Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps with existing photographs by Denise Ippolito. Tulips can be grown in most of the country, outside of the Deep South, and gardeners can choose among thousands of varieties. The flower has become a dazzling part of the landscape here, and the United States now imports more than 1 billion bulbs per year. The tulip trade remains an important part of their nation’s economy 400 years later.ĭutch immigrants brought tulip bulbs to America, perhaps as early as the 1600s. After diplomats in Constantinople shipped bulbs home to western Europe, the Dutch developed effective ways to cultivate and market the flower. ![]() In fact, “tulip” derives from a Turkish version of the Persian word for “turban,” an allusion to the flower’s shape. Traded along the Silk Road, they were first cultivated in 10th-century Persia and, by the 16th century, were all the rage in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey). “A gift of tulips can convey an array of meanings - love, friendship, gratitude and congratulations - just as these tulip-themed stamps make a perfect accessory to any mailing,” said Linda Malone, USPS engineering systems vice president, who served as the dedicating official.Īmericans love tulips, but these spectacular flowers have roots in Central Asia. A dedication ceremony for the stamps was held today at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn, OR. ![]() Postal Service recognizes Americans’ love for tulips with the release of the Tulip Blossoms Forever stamps.
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