2016 First-Class Forever Stamp,Colorful Celebrations: Pink Bird and a Flower
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US #5088
2016 Rose Pink Bird & Flower – Colorful Celebrations
- One of 10 designs meant to be used to send celebratory mail
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Colorful Celebrations
Value: 47¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 3, 2016
First Day City: New York, New York
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset, Microprint
Format: Double-sided Booklets of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block
Why the stamp was issued: Intended to celebrate all manner of festive occasions.
About the stamp designs: Features an image of a piece of rose pink papel picado (Spanish for pierced paper) designed by Sally Andersen-Bruce. The stamp pictures geometric shapes, a bird, and a flower.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the World Stamp Show in New York City.
About the Colorful Celebrations set: 10 stamps picturing Spanish papel picado (pierced paper) designs in different colors (light blue, orange, violet, or rose pink). Intended to celebrate a wide variety of occasions one might send mail for.
History the stamp represents: Whether the central focus or a supporting element, floral designs are common in papel picado. As in many cultures, certain flowers have different meanings to the Mexican people.
Native to Mexico, the dahlia was named the National Flower for its wide use in ceremonies and medicine. Another flower of great significance is the Mexican marigold. Referred to as the “flower of the dead,” it was once used to adorn Aztec tombs. Today, the flower is used in Day of the Dead celebrations.
Roses have a special place in Mexican tradition. In the 1600s, the Virgin Mary appeared to a peasant named Juan Diego. She told him to climb Tepeyac Hill where, despite it being winter, he would find roses in bloom. When Juan Diego brought the roses to the bishop, the flowers had left Mary’s image imprinted on his clothes, proving her existence and convincing him to build a chapel in her honor.
Poinsettias also have a long history in Mexico. They have been known as the Christmas Eve flower since the 16th century. Legend states that a young girl who was too poor to offer a gift for Jesus’s birthday was visited by an angel that told her to gather weeds from the roadside and place them on the altar. When she did, the sprouted red poinsettia blossoms, making the flower a staple during Christmastime to this day.
US #5088
2016 Rose Pink Bird & Flower – Colorful Celebrations
- One of 10 designs meant to be used to send celebratory mail
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Colorful Celebrations
Value: 47¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: June 3, 2016
First Day City: New York, New York
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset, Microprint
Format: Double-sided Booklets of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block
Why the stamp was issued: Intended to celebrate all manner of festive occasions.
About the stamp designs: Features an image of a piece of rose pink papel picado (Spanish for pierced paper) designed by Sally Andersen-Bruce. The stamp pictures geometric shapes, a bird, and a flower.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the World Stamp Show in New York City.
About the Colorful Celebrations set: 10 stamps picturing Spanish papel picado (pierced paper) designs in different colors (light blue, orange, violet, or rose pink). Intended to celebrate a wide variety of occasions one might send mail for.
History the stamp represents: Whether the central focus or a supporting element, floral designs are common in papel picado. As in many cultures, certain flowers have different meanings to the Mexican people.
Native to Mexico, the dahlia was named the National Flower for its wide use in ceremonies and medicine. Another flower of great significance is the Mexican marigold. Referred to as the “flower of the dead,” it was once used to adorn Aztec tombs. Today, the flower is used in Day of the Dead celebrations.
Roses have a special place in Mexican tradition. In the 1600s, the Virgin Mary appeared to a peasant named Juan Diego. She told him to climb Tepeyac Hill where, despite it being winter, he would find roses in bloom. When Juan Diego brought the roses to the bishop, the flowers had left Mary’s image imprinted on his clothes, proving her existence and convincing him to build a chapel in her honor.
Poinsettias also have a long history in Mexico. They have been known as the Christmas Eve flower since the 16th century. Legend states that a young girl who was too poor to offer a gift for Jesus’s birthday was visited by an angel that told her to gather weeds from the roadside and place them on the altar. When she did, the sprouted red poinsettia blossoms, making the flower a staple during Christmastime to this day.