The new Global Forever stamps are being issued in self-adhesive panes of 10.īanknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC Greg Breeding designed the stamp with an existing photograph by Betsy Pettet. Poinsettias are now as much a part of the holidays as evergreens and mistletoe tens of millions of plants are sold during the season. In addition, there are unusual varieties that blend several colors in speckled or marbled patterns.
Modern plants are bred in many other hues including pink, apricot, yellow, cream, and white. The poinsettia has more than 100 varieties, though red is still America’s favorite. Growers in California are credited with the 20th-century explosion in popularity and availability of the poinsettia, which continues today. Introduced to the American gardening public in 1829 at the first exhibition of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society-now known as the Philadelphia Flower Show-the vivid red plant soon became associated with the holidays in the United States. National Poinsettia Day is observed on December 12, the day that Dr. Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first American ambassador to Mexico, who sent cuttings of the exotic plant back to the U.S. During the 17th century, European priests observed that the plant bloomed during the winter months and incorporated it into festivals to celebrate the Nativity. They used the bracts to make dye and cosmetics and created medicine for fever from the plant’s sap. Revered by the Aztec, the poinsettia was considered a symbol of purity. The poinsettia’s flower is the cluster of small, yellow, cup-shaped structures in the center of the leaves. We tend to think of the beautifully colored “petals” as the flowers, but in fact, those are the modified leaves called bracts. The poinsettia-Euphorbia pulcherrima-is a small tropical tree that can reach heights of more than 10 feet in the wild in its native Mexico. Taken from above, the photo captures the beauty of the green leaves, the red bracts, and the yellow flowers in the center of the plant. The stamp art features a photo of a poinsettia. As with all Global Forever stamps, this stamp will have a postage value equivalent to the price of the single-piece First-Class Mail International first-ounce machineable letter in effect at the time of use. This Global Forever stamp can be used to mail a one-ounce letter to any country to which First-Class Mail International® service is available. Celebrate the holidays with Poinsettia, a new Global Forever® stamp from the U.S.
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