Have you seen the new postcard stamps? I love them!
Earlier this month, the U.S. Postal Service issued the new 29-cent Herbs stamp in five designs, featuring various herbs used for fragrance, flavoring, medicine, and/or decoration.
According to the USPS, artist Teresa Fasolino, of New York, N.Y., created original oil paintings for each stamp. Each stamp depicts a particular species in bloom, as well as a typical leaf and flower or seed capsule. The species shown are Origanum vulgare (oregano), Linum perenne (flax), Digitalis purpurea (foxglove), Lavandula angustifolia (lavender), and Salvia officinalis (sage). Only the common names appear on the stamps.
The stamp was designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia.
The stamps are available in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps and a roll of 100. They also are available in a pane of 10 or a strip of 5.
The new stamps will be necessary to mail postcards within the U.S., beginning Sunday, April 17, when some postage prices go up. Postcards will cost 29 cents to mail domestically.
2 comments:
Thanks for the super nice comments about "Oh, Write Me!" It means a lot. Your blog has been a favorite, and an inspiration for so long. Have I missed your mail address???
I'm grateful for the heads-up about the new postcard stamps, too. Our post office didn't have any. Imagine that! It hasn't been a big deal until recently, since most of my postcards travel over seas. I'll just order by mail.
Thank you, too, dear Elaine.
These flower postage stamps look lovely. ! :) :) Oh.. I am sure postcard lovers of US are having fun with these lovely stamps. !! :D
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