2023 First-Class Forever Stamp,Life Magnified: Flame Lily Pollen
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US #5802s
2023 Flame Lily Pollen – Life Magnified
- Pictures a microscopic view of flame lily pollen
- Part of the Life Magnified set of 20 stamps
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Life Magnified
Value: 66¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 10, 2023
First Day City: Cleveland, Ohio
Quantity Issued: 32,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset, Flexographic
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To show an up-close view of flame lily pollen we would never be able to see with the naked eye.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph taken with special techniques using a microscope. Design also includes the name of the specimen.
First Day City: First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Cleveland, Ohio, at The Great American Stamp Show.
About the Life Magnified Set: These 20 stamps were issued to showcase life undetectable by the human eye alone. All 20 stamps picture photographs taken using special techniques and the aid of a microscope. The set celebrates the beauty and complexity of microscopic organisms and parts of organisms, the study of which have had various impacts on humans.
History the stamp represents: Pollen is made up of microscopic grains responsible for transporting male reproductive cells to the female parts of a plant (pollination). It is carried by many insects and animals in this all-important process that allows plants to produce many of the food products humans rely on.
When most people think of pollen, they imagine a fine, yellow powder. However, when looked at under a microscope, pollen comes in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and surface textures. Pollen is not just produced by flowers, either. It’s also produced by conifer trees, corn, grass, aquatic plants, and more. The pollen of some plants is carried by the wind (anemophilous), while others rely on insects (entomophilous).
Since the outside of pollen grains is protected by a hard shell, there are many fossils containing pre-historic pollen. The study of this ancient fossilized pollen is called palynology. It is used to learn more about the numbers and species of plants that were alive hundreds of millions of years ago. Some of the oldest-known pollen fossils are from the late Devonian period (around 375-360 million years ago). These pollen grains more closely resemble spores, giving scientists an idea of how plants have changed over time. One day, our modern pollen will also be fossils, like microscopic time capsules of the modern age.
US #5802s
2023 Flame Lily Pollen – Life Magnified
- Pictures a microscopic view of flame lily pollen
- Part of the Life Magnified set of 20 stamps
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Life Magnified
Value: 66¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 10, 2023
First Day City: Cleveland, Ohio
Quantity Issued: 32,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset, Flexographic
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To show an up-close view of flame lily pollen we would never be able to see with the naked eye.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph taken with special techniques using a microscope. Design also includes the name of the specimen.
First Day City: First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Cleveland, Ohio, at The Great American Stamp Show.
About the Life Magnified Set: These 20 stamps were issued to showcase life undetectable by the human eye alone. All 20 stamps picture photographs taken using special techniques and the aid of a microscope. The set celebrates the beauty and complexity of microscopic organisms and parts of organisms, the study of which have had various impacts on humans.
History the stamp represents: Pollen is made up of microscopic grains responsible for transporting male reproductive cells to the female parts of a plant (pollination). It is carried by many insects and animals in this all-important process that allows plants to produce many of the food products humans rely on.
When most people think of pollen, they imagine a fine, yellow powder. However, when looked at under a microscope, pollen comes in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and surface textures. Pollen is not just produced by flowers, either. It’s also produced by conifer trees, corn, grass, aquatic plants, and more. The pollen of some plants is carried by the wind (anemophilous), while others rely on insects (entomophilous).
Since the outside of pollen grains is protected by a hard shell, there are many fossils containing pre-historic pollen. The study of this ancient fossilized pollen is called palynology. It is used to learn more about the numbers and species of plants that were alive hundreds of millions of years ago. Some of the oldest-known pollen fossils are from the late Devonian period (around 375-360 million years ago). These pollen grains more closely resemble spores, giving scientists an idea of how plants have changed over time. One day, our modern pollen will also be fossils, like microscopic time capsules of the modern age.