2020 First-Class Forever Stamp,American Gardens; Alfred B. Maclay Garden State Park, FL
# 5468 - 2020 First-Class Forever Stamp - American Gardens; Alfred B. Maclay Garden State Park, FL
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US #5468
2020 Alfred B. Macley Gardens State Park, Florida – American Gardens
- Honors Alfred B. Macley Gardens State Park in Florida
- Part of the 10-stamp American Gardens set
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: American Gardens
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 13, 2020
First Day City: Winterthur, Delaware
Quantity Issued: 50,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate the beauty and history of the well-known Alfred B. Macley Gardens State Park in Florida.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of Alfred B. Macley Gardens State Park by Allen Rokach.
First Day City: First Day of Issue postmark from Winterthur, Delaware (home to Winterthur Garden), with a virtual First Day of Issue Ceremony the following day (May 14).
About the American Gardens set: Includes 10 stamps issued to celebrate the beauty and history of well-known gardens across America. Each stamp pictures a photograph of a different garden taken by Allen Rokach. The gardens included are: Biltmore Estate Gardens (North Carolina), Brooklyn Botanic Garden (New York), Chicago Botanic Garden (Illinois), Coastal Maine Botanic Garden (Maine), Dumbarton Oaks Garden (Washington, DC), Huntington Botanical Garens (California), Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park (Florida), Norfolk Botanical Garden (Virginia), Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (Ohio), and Winterthur Garden (Delaware).
History the stamp represents: The Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park is a botanical garden and historic site in Tallahassee, Florida. It includes 1,176 acres and is part of Killearn Plantation Archaeological and Historic District. The gardens were once part of the Lac-Cal quail hunting estate owned by Alfred Barmore Maclay.
Maclay and his wife, Louise, bought Lac-Cal in 1923, and created a 3,760-acre estate. They named their new home “Killearn” after Maclay’s great-grandfather’s hometown in Scotland. The estate’s gardens were a point of pride for Maclay, and he worked on them from the time he bought the land until his death in 1944. Two years later, Louise opened them to the public.
In 1953, Louise donated 307 acres of Killearn Estate, including the gardens, to an early version of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The gardens became a new state park and were named in Maclay’s honor in 1965.
Today, the Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park is known for their native plant arboretum. This special area of the gardens is managed by the Florida Native Plant Society and grows species like Piedmont azaleas, Florida flame azaleas, eastern red columbine, white wild indigo, English dogwood, and Florida anise. These native plants make the gardens a particularly special place to visit.
US #5468
2020 Alfred B. Macley Gardens State Park, Florida – American Gardens
- Honors Alfred B. Macley Gardens State Park in Florida
- Part of the 10-stamp American Gardens set
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: American Gardens
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 13, 2020
First Day City: Winterthur, Delaware
Quantity Issued: 50,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate the beauty and history of the well-known Alfred B. Macley Gardens State Park in Florida.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph of Alfred B. Macley Gardens State Park by Allen Rokach.
First Day City: First Day of Issue postmark from Winterthur, Delaware (home to Winterthur Garden), with a virtual First Day of Issue Ceremony the following day (May 14).
About the American Gardens set: Includes 10 stamps issued to celebrate the beauty and history of well-known gardens across America. Each stamp pictures a photograph of a different garden taken by Allen Rokach. The gardens included are: Biltmore Estate Gardens (North Carolina), Brooklyn Botanic Garden (New York), Chicago Botanic Garden (Illinois), Coastal Maine Botanic Garden (Maine), Dumbarton Oaks Garden (Washington, DC), Huntington Botanical Garens (California), Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park (Florida), Norfolk Botanical Garden (Virginia), Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (Ohio), and Winterthur Garden (Delaware).
History the stamp represents: The Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park is a botanical garden and historic site in Tallahassee, Florida. It includes 1,176 acres and is part of Killearn Plantation Archaeological and Historic District. The gardens were once part of the Lac-Cal quail hunting estate owned by Alfred Barmore Maclay.
Maclay and his wife, Louise, bought Lac-Cal in 1923, and created a 3,760-acre estate. They named their new home “Killearn” after Maclay’s great-grandfather’s hometown in Scotland. The estate’s gardens were a point of pride for Maclay, and he worked on them from the time he bought the land until his death in 1944. Two years later, Louise opened them to the public.
In 1953, Louise donated 307 acres of Killearn Estate, including the gardens, to an early version of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The gardens became a new state park and were named in Maclay’s honor in 1965.
Today, the Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park is known for their native plant arboretum. This special area of the gardens is managed by the Florida Native Plant Society and grows species like Piedmont azaleas, Florida flame azaleas, eastern red columbine, white wild indigo, English dogwood, and Florida anise. These native plants make the gardens a particularly special place to visit.