# 5782 - 2023 First-Class Forever Stamp - Tulip Blossoms: Lilac Tulip (booklet stamp)
U.S. #5782
2023 Lilac Tulip (Booklet)
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 coils of 3,000 and coils of 10,000
Stamp Category: Definitive
Value: 63¢, First Class Mail (Forever)
First Day of Issue: April 5, 2023
First Day City: Woodburn, Oregon
Quantity Issued: 500,000,000 stamps
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided booklet of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block
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: Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden is located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is known as the largest tulip garden in Asia and takes up an impressive 74 acres.
Every spring, Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden hosts a tulip festival to show off the garden’s various flowers – especially its tulips. There are approximately 1.5 million tulips planted in the garden, all brought directly from Keukenhof tulip garden in Holland. In total, there are 68 varieties of tulips as well as 46 other types of flowers. These include hyacinths, daffodils, and ranunculus, which also came from Holland.
In addition to the flowers, Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden also has beautiful scenery. It is located on the edge of the Zabarwan Mountain Range, meaning there are some stunning views. And the steep terrain the garden was built on gives it seven terraces to explore, with a stream running through them.
India may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of tulips, but Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden proves hidden gems can be found anywhere. It gives the local community a place to enjoy nature while also drawing visitors from abroad and boosting the local economy.
U.S. #5782
2023 Lilac Tulip (Booklet)
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 coils of 3,000 and coils of 10,000
Stamp Category: Definitive
Value: 63¢, First Class Mail (Forever)
First Day of Issue: April 5, 2023
First Day City: Woodburn, Oregon
Quantity Issued: 500,000,000 stamps
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided booklet of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block
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: Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden is located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is known as the largest tulip garden in Asia and takes up an impressive 74 acres.
Every spring, Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden hosts a tulip festival to show off the garden’s various flowers – especially its tulips. There are approximately 1.5 million tulips planted in the garden, all brought directly from Keukenhof tulip garden in Holland. In total, there are 68 varieties of tulips as well as 46 other types of flowers. These include hyacinths, daffodils, and ranunculus, which also came from Holland.
In addition to the flowers, Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden also has beautiful scenery. It is located on the edge of the Zabarwan Mountain Range, meaning there are some stunning views. And the steep terrain the garden was built on gives it seven terraces to explore, with a stream running through them.
India may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of tulips, but Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden proves hidden gems can be found anywhere. It gives the local community a place to enjoy nature while also drawing visitors from abroad and boosting the local economy.