2022 First-Class Forever Stamp,Mountain Flora (booklet): Woods' Rose
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US #5679
2022 Woods’ Rose – Mountain Flora (Booklet)
- One of four stamps picturing different species of mountain flowers
- Also issued as coil stamp
Stamp Category: Definitive
Value: First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: March 14, 2022
First Day City: Alpine, Wyoming
Quantity Issued: 500,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided Booklets of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored type III, block tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To showcase the beauty of mountain flowers.
About the stamp design: Picture a dark pink Woods’ rose taken from a hand-drawn illustration which was then edited digitally. The result is a block print-style design. Original artwork by Lili Arnold.
Special design details: Also issued as a coil stamp.
First Day City: There was no First Day of Issue Ceremony, but the First Day of Issue cancellation was from Alpine, Wyoming, a town with plenty of mountain habitat nearby that are home to a number of different wildflowers.
About the Mountain Flora set: The set includes four different mountain flower designs: a purple pasqueflower, orange-red wood lily, bright yellow alpine buttercup, and dark pink Woods’ rose. All designs were taken from hand-drawn illustrations which were then edited digitally. The results were block print-style designs. Original artwork by Lili Arnold.
History the stamp represents: When you think of roses, you most likely picture the perfectly curated, many-petaled blooms found in bouquets. However, there are species of wild rose that look quite different, but are just as beautiful.
One especially interesting wild rose variety is called the Woods’ rose (Rosa woodsia). It is a shrub that grows up to ten feet tall (more usually around five) and features pink, five-petaled flowers. While many roses have thick, sharp thorns, the Woods’ rose is only slightly prickly. It blooms from May to July, and when the blooms die off, small reddish-orange fruits known as “hips” grow in their place. You may have heard of rose hips as an ingredient in some herbal teas as they are said to be a good source of vitamins A and C. There are other uses of the plant, including taking the inner bark to smoke tobacco, or making flower parts into a delicate perfume.
The Woods’ rose is found in the central and western United States as well as Canada. In fact, it is the provincial flower of Alberta. It grows in open woods, plains, along stream banks, and even on the rocky slopes of mountains. It’s amazing that such a delicate and beautiful flower can grow, and even thrive, in so many different conditions. Not jut any bloom can do that!
US #5679
2022 Woods’ Rose – Mountain Flora (Booklet)
- One of four stamps picturing different species of mountain flowers
- Also issued as coil stamp
Stamp Category: Definitive
Value: First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: March 14, 2022
First Day City: Alpine, Wyoming
Quantity Issued: 500,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided Booklets of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored type III, block tagged
Why the stamp was issued: To showcase the beauty of mountain flowers.
About the stamp design: Picture a dark pink Woods’ rose taken from a hand-drawn illustration which was then edited digitally. The result is a block print-style design. Original artwork by Lili Arnold.
Special design details: Also issued as a coil stamp.
First Day City: There was no First Day of Issue Ceremony, but the First Day of Issue cancellation was from Alpine, Wyoming, a town with plenty of mountain habitat nearby that are home to a number of different wildflowers.
About the Mountain Flora set: The set includes four different mountain flower designs: a purple pasqueflower, orange-red wood lily, bright yellow alpine buttercup, and dark pink Woods’ rose. All designs were taken from hand-drawn illustrations which were then edited digitally. The results were block print-style designs. Original artwork by Lili Arnold.
History the stamp represents: When you think of roses, you most likely picture the perfectly curated, many-petaled blooms found in bouquets. However, there are species of wild rose that look quite different, but are just as beautiful.
One especially interesting wild rose variety is called the Woods’ rose (Rosa woodsia). It is a shrub that grows up to ten feet tall (more usually around five) and features pink, five-petaled flowers. While many roses have thick, sharp thorns, the Woods’ rose is only slightly prickly. It blooms from May to July, and when the blooms die off, small reddish-orange fruits known as “hips” grow in their place. You may have heard of rose hips as an ingredient in some herbal teas as they are said to be a good source of vitamins A and C. There are other uses of the plant, including taking the inner bark to smoke tobacco, or making flower parts into a delicate perfume.
The Woods’ rose is found in the central and western United States as well as Canada. In fact, it is the provincial flower of Alberta. It grows in open woods, plains, along stream banks, and even on the rocky slopes of mountains. It’s amazing that such a delicate and beautiful flower can grow, and even thrive, in so many different conditions. Not jut any bloom can do that!