Description
- These Cactus Flowers Forever postage stamps celebrate the beauty of cactus flowers
- Issued in 10 new stamp designs, Each Cactus Flowers postage stamp depicts the floral display of one of the ten beautiful cacti
- Art Director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps with existing photographs taken by John P. Schaefer.
- Cactus flowers generally occur singly, although many separate blossoms might appear on a plant at the same time.
- These stamps will always be equal in value to the current domestic 1 ouce letter postage price
These Cactus Flowers Forever postage stamps in 10 new stamp designs celebrate the beauty of cactus flowers. Each Cactus Flowers postage stamp depicts the floral display of one of these ten cacti: Opuntia engelmannii, Rebutia minuscula, Echinocereus dasyacanthus, Echinocereus poselgeri, Echinocereus coccineus, Pelecyphora aselliformis, Parodia microsperma, Echinocactus horizonthalonius, Thelocactus heterochromus and Parodia scopa. Cacti also may have common names, with some varieties having several different names in popular use.
Within the booklet, each stamp design is featured twice. Art Director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps with existing photographs taken by John P. Schaefer.
Cactus flowers generally occur singly, although many separate blossoms might appear on a plant at the same time. Flowering occurs at different times of the year and even different times of the day or night. Most cactus flowers are large and flamboyant, with colors of white, red, pink, orange or yellow.
The stamps are being issued in booklets of 20. These stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.