U.S. #5769
2023 Pink and Orange Tulip (Coil)
Tulip Blossoms
- Part of the Tulip Blossoms set heralding the arrival of spring and celebrating America’s love of tulips
- This stamp design was also issued in a double-sided booklet of 20
Stamp Category: Definitive
Value: 63¢, First Class Mail (Forever)
First Day of Issue: ... more
U.S. #5769
2023 Pink and Orange Tulip (Coil)
Tulip Blossoms
- Part of the Tulip Blossoms set heralding the arrival of spring and celebrating America’s love of tulips
- This stamp design was also issued in a double-sided booklet of 20
Stamp Category: Definitive
Value: 63¢, First Class Mail (Forever)
First Day of Issue: April 5, 2023
First Day City: Woodburn, Oregon
Quantity Issued: 12,000,000 OR 30,000,000 stamps
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Coil of 3,000 OR Coil of 10,000
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, overall
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Woodburn, Oregon, at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival, an annual event celebrating tulips and other elements of Dutch culture (such as wooden shoes).
About the Tulip Blossoms set: According to the USPS, the set was issued to celebrate spring and the popularity of tulips across America. Each of the 10 stamp designs pictures a close-up of a tulip from photographs by Denise Ippolito. The flowers fill nearly the entire frame of each stamp.
History the stamp represents: Holland Ridge Farms in Cream Ridge, New Jersey, is home to one of the biggest u-pick tulip festivals in the world. It encompasses 300 acres where over 8 million tulips grow.
The Jansen family has been involved with tulips for over 100 years. The tradition began with Great Opa Casey who was a bulb grower and seller from Holland,. His son, Casey Sr., later came to America and started a tulip business in New Jersey. He taught his son, Casey Jr., who bought the farmland in Cream Ridge in 2018. The entire extended family pitched in to make today’s version of Holland Ridge Farms a reality.
Holland Ridge Farms hosts their u-pick tulip festival for two to three weeks every year. With such a short time frame and its growing popularity, guests must buy tickets ahead and reserve a time to visit. The Jansens even have props like traditional wooden clogs for visitors to pose with in photos. Food trucks are available on the weekends. On weekdays, guests are allowed to bring their own food and picnic at the farm.
Tulip season may be short, but Holland Ridge Farms is open through the fall with u-pick sunflowers and other events. It’s wonderful to see a family sharing its traditions with the world.
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